diff --git a/core/.classpath b/core/.classpath
index 440a891bb..dd7a75cf8 100644
--- a/core/.classpath
+++ b/core/.classpath
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib-test/test-plugin.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/annotation-detector-3.0.2-SNAPSHOT.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/logback-classic-1.0.12.jar" sourcepath="reference/logback-classic-1.0.12-sources.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/logback-core-1.0.12.jar" sourcepath="lib/logback-core-1.0.7.jar"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/logback-core-1.0.12.jar" sourcepath="reference/logback-core-1.0.12-sources.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/slf4j-api-1.7.5.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/core/build.xml b/core/build.xml
index 9fd561139..04820e3a4 100644
--- a/core/build.xml
+++ b/core/build.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 			</manifest>
 
 			<!-- Include, in the root of the JAR, the resources needed by OR -->
-			<fileset dir="${src.dir}/" includes="META-INF/" />
+			<fileset dir="${src.dir}/" includes="META-INF/,logback.xml" />
 			<fileset dir="${resources.dir}/" />
 			
 			
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@
 			<zipfileset src="${lib.dir}/opencsv-2.3.jar"/>
 			<zipfileset src="${lib.dir}/OrangeExtensions-1.2.jar"/>
 			<zipfileset src="${lib.dir}/annotation-detector-3.0.2-SNAPSHOT.jar"/>
-			
+			<zipfileset src="${lib.dir}/slf4j-api-1.7.5.jar"/>
+			<zipfileset src="${lib.dir}/logback-classic-1.0.12.jar"/>
+			<zipfileset src="${lib.dir}/logback-core-1.0.12.jar"/>
+									
 			
 			<!-- JOGL libraries need to be jar-in-jar -->
 			<zipfileset dir="${lib.dir}/jogl" prefix="lib">
diff --git a/core/src/logback.xml b/core/src/logback.xml
index 2d46da464..930599f30 100644
--- a/core/src/logback.xml
+++ b/core/src/logback.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-<configuration>
-	<evaluator name="BAD"
-		class="ch.qos.logback.classic.boolex.OnErrorEvaluator" />
-	<appender name="stdout" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern><![CDATA[%-8relative %-5marker %-5level [%thread] %logger{2} - %message%n%caller{2, BAD}]]></pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
-	<appender name="buffer" class="net.sf.openrocket.logging.LogbackBufferLoggerAdaptor">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern><![CDATA[%-8relative %-5marker %-5level [%thread] %logger{2} - %message%n%caller{2, BAD}]]></pattern>
-		</encoder>
+<configuration debug="false">
+ 	<appender name="buffer"
+		class="net.sf.openrocket.logging.LogbackBufferLoggerAdaptor">
 	</appender>
 	<root level="TRACE">
-		<appender-ref ref="stdout" />
 		<appender-ref ref="buffer" />
 	</root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/logging/LoggingSystemSetup.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/logging/LoggingSystemSetup.java
index 68edcfdce..ffdcc63d7 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/logging/LoggingSystemSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/logging/LoggingSystemSetup.java
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package net.sf.openrocket.logging;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.encoder.PatternLayoutEncoder;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender;
 
 
 public class LoggingSystemSetup {
@@ -12,6 +16,25 @@ public class LoggingSystemSetup {
 	// there is an appender named "buffer" and that appender
 	// is the LogbackBufferLoggerAdapter.
 	
+	/**
+	 * Add a Console Appender.  We do this programmatically so the application does not need
+	 * to include additional jars required for the logback <if> syntax to function. 
+	 */
+	public static void addConsoleAppender() {
+		Logger logger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
+		LoggerContext context = (LoggerContext) LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();
+		ConsoleAppender<ILoggingEvent> appender = new ConsoleAppender<ILoggingEvent>();
+		appender.setName("console");
+		appender.setContext(context);
+		PatternLayoutEncoder layout = new PatternLayoutEncoder();
+		layout.setContext(context);
+		layout.setPattern("%-8relative %-5marker %-5level [%thread] %logger{2} - %message%n%caller{2, BAD}");
+		layout.start();
+		appender.setEncoder(layout);
+		appender.start();
+		logger.addAppender(appender);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Get the logger to be used in logging.
 	 * 
diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/GuiceStartup.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/GuiceStartup.java
index 1aa6ffb42..8b09d66aa 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/GuiceStartup.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/GuiceStartup.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import net.sf.openrocket.l10n.L10N;
 import net.sf.openrocket.l10n.ResourceBundleTranslator;
 import net.sf.openrocket.l10n.Translator;
 import net.sf.openrocket.logging.LogLevel;
+import net.sf.openrocket.logging.LoggingSystemSetup;
 import net.sf.openrocket.logging.PrintStreamLogger;
 import net.sf.openrocket.logging.PrintStreamToSLF4J;
 import net.sf.openrocket.plugin.PluginModule;
@@ -89,7 +90,9 @@ public class GuiceStartup {
 	 * Initializes the logging system.
 	 */
 	public static void initializeLogging() {
-		
+		if (System.getProperty("openrocket.debug") != null) {
+			LoggingSystemSetup.addConsoleAppender();
+		}
 		//Replace System.err with a PrintStream that logs lines to DEBUG, or VBOSE if they are indented.
 		//If debug info is not being output to the console then the data is both logged and written to
 		//stderr.