diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/events/ScriptEvaluator.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/events/ScriptEvaluator.java
index a2d8816ae5..dc46354b0f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/events/ScriptEvaluator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/events/ScriptEvaluator.java
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 
 import javax.script.Bindings;
 import javax.script.ScriptEngine;
+import javax.script.ScriptEngineManager;
 import javax.script.ScriptException;
 
-import org.openjdk.nashorn.api.scripting.NashornScriptEngineFactory;
-
 public class ScriptEvaluator {
 
     private static ScriptEngine engine;
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ public static Boolean evalBool(String script, Object input) throws ScriptExcepti
      */
     public static Object eval(String script, Object input) throws ScriptException {
         if (engine == null) {
-            engine = new NashornScriptEngineFactory().getScriptEngine();
+            engine = new ScriptEngineManager().getEngineByName("Nashorn");
         }
         if (engine == null) {
             throw new RuntimeException(
diff --git a/java-sdk/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/sdk/workflow/def/tasks/Javascript.java b/java-sdk/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/sdk/workflow/def/tasks/Javascript.java
index 0c88bf7614..cca0246f70 100644
--- a/java-sdk/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/sdk/workflow/def/tasks/Javascript.java
+++ b/java-sdk/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/sdk/workflow/def/tasks/Javascript.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 import javax.script.Bindings;
 import javax.script.ScriptEngine;
+import javax.script.ScriptEngineManager;
 import javax.script.ScriptException;
 
-import org.openjdk.nashorn.api.scripting.NashornScriptEngineFactory;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public String getExpression() {
      * @return
      */
     public Javascript validate() {
-        ScriptEngine scriptEngine = new NashornScriptEngineFactory().getScriptEngine();
+        ScriptEngine scriptEngine = new ScriptEngineManager().getEngineByName("Nashorn");
         if (scriptEngine == null) {
             LOGGER.error("missing " + ENGINE + " engine.  Ensure you are running supported JVM");
             return this;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public Javascript validate() {
      */
     public Object test(Map<String, Object> input) {
 
-        ScriptEngine scriptEngine = new NashornScriptEngineFactory().getScriptEngine();
+        ScriptEngine scriptEngine = new ScriptEngineManager().getEngineByName("Nashorn");
         if (scriptEngine == null) {
             LOGGER.error("missing " + ENGINE + " engine.  Ensure you are running supported JVM");
             return this;
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 4cf6e9591b..cab346657d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -21,15 +21,11 @@
         <Console name="CONSOLE">
             <PatternLayout pattern="%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n"/>
         </Console>
-        <File name="File" filename="../conductor_tests.log">
-            <PatternLayout pattern="%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n"/>
-        </File>
     </Appenders>
 
     <Loggers>
         <Root level="INFO">
             <AppenderRef ref="CONSOLE" />
-            <AppenderRef ref="File" />
         </Root>
     </Loggers>
 </Configuration>