diff --git a/gui/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/console/client/shared/subsys/logger/wizard/CommonAttributesStep.java b/gui/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/console/client/shared/subsys/logger/wizard/CommonAttributesStep.java
index 8d9435f3c..61a28c1ba 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/console/client/shared/subsys/logger/wizard/CommonAttributesStep.java
+++ b/gui/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/console/client/shared/subsys/logger/wizard/CommonAttributesStep.java
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ protected Widget asWidget(HandlerContext context) {
                 .setCreateMode(true)
                 .setResourceDescription(wizard.getResourceDescription())
                 .setRequiredOnly(true)
-                .setSecurityContext(wizard.getSecurityContext());
+                .setSecurityContext(wizard.getSecurityContext())
+                //exclude file so it does not appear in the description as it is described in the next step
+                .exclude("file");
 
         ModelNodeFormBuilder.FormAssets assets = builder.build();
         form = assets.getForm();