diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java
index 5400219..b951d87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public final class Log4jApiLogFactory extends LogFactory {
         try {
             adapter.close();
         } catch (final IOException ignored) {
+            // Ignore
         }
     }