OrderedProperties ops = new OrderedProperties();
        ops.addStringPairs(desiredLogging);
        ops.asMap().entrySet().forEach(entry -> {
            // set desired loggers to desired levels
            if (entry.getKey().equals("log4j.rootLogger")) {
                if (!entry.getValue().equals(fetchedLoggers.get("root"))) {
                    updateLoggers.put("root", entry.getValue());
                }
            } else if (entry.getKey().startsWith("log4j.logger.")) {
                if (!entry.getValue().equals(fetchedLoggers.get(entry.getKey().substring("log4j.logger.".length())))) {
                    updateLoggers.put(entry.getKey().substring("log4j.logger.".length()), entry.getValue());
                }
            }
        });