diff --git a/configure_console_output.sh b/configure_console_output.sh
index aed6769e8b387640223f2ce56ebc540bc0f10647..9834473d8d939c8c405533ac887f01f601c5d465 100755
--- a/configure_console_output.sh
+++ b/configure_console_output.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 export ROSCONSOLE_FORMAT='[${time:%H:%M:%S}] [${node}]: ${message}'
+export ROSCONSOLE_CONFIG_FILE="`pwd`/rosconsole.config"
 
diff --git a/rosconsole.config b/rosconsole.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..646a2de07ec8c2451db3c3ffb5e5a74d15690822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosconsole.config
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+#   rosconsole will find this file by default at $ROS_ROOT/config/rosconsole.config
+#
+#   You can define your own by e.g. copying this file and setting
+#   ROSCONSOLE_CONFIG_FILE (in your environment) to point to the new file
+#
+log4j.logger.ros=INFO
+log4j.logger.ros.roscpp.superdebug=WARN
+log4j.logger.ros.ccf_immersive_sorting=INFO
+