diff --git a/traffic_router/core/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/traffic_router/core/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 84dd01faf4..99e3b5dffc 100644
--- a/traffic_router/core/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/traffic_router/core/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee
                       http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_1.xsd"
          version="3.1" metadata-complete="true">
+    <!-- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55445720 -->
+    <absolute-ordering />
     <context-param>
         <param-name>log4jConfigLocation</param-name>
         <param-value>/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.xml</param-value>