diff --git a/geronimo-connector/pom.xml b/geronimo-connector/pom.xml
index 4c6bfa9..baa522d 100644
--- a/geronimo-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/geronimo-connector/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+      
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/geronimo-transaction/pom.xml b/geronimo-transaction/pom.xml
index 583ab14..fe2d9fe 100644
--- a/geronimo-transaction/pom.xml
+++ b/geronimo-transaction/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/geronimo-transaction/src/main/java/org/apache/geronimo/transaction/manager/TransactionManagerImpl.java b/geronimo-transaction/src/main/java/org/apache/geronimo/transaction/manager/TransactionManagerImpl.java
index 646b0b1..8b8cc5e 100644
--- a/geronimo-transaction/src/main/java/org/apache/geronimo/transaction/manager/TransactionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/geronimo-transaction/src/main/java/org/apache/geronimo/transaction/manager/TransactionManagerImpl.java
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 
     //Recovery
     public void recoveryError(Exception e) {
-        recoveryLog.error("Recovery error", e);
+        recoveryLog.error("Recovery error: {}", e.getMessage());
         recoveryErrors.add(e);
     }