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Azure Functions Java: Duplicate log entries in Portal Log Stream since agent 3.7.0 #4698
Description
Description
When APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_ENABLE_AGENT=true (the default), calls to context.getLogger().info() produce duplicate entries in the Azure Portal Log Stream:
[Information]from the host RPC log pipeline[undefined]from the AI agent's JUL auto-instrumentation
The duplication only appears in the Portal Log Stream. In the App Insights traces table, the user log message appears once (from the agent only). The entries stored in App Insights are identical in structure between the working and broken agent versions.
Regression
Introduced in agent 3.7.0, which upgraded OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 (PR #3962). No AI agent code changes were made between 3.6.2 and 3.7.0 regarding JUL handling. The behavioral change comes from the upstream OTel dependency bump.
With 3.6.2, the agent captures JUL logs and sends them to App Insights without producing a duplicate in the log stream. Starting with 3.7.0, the same capture also produces an [undefined] entry in the log stream.
| Agent | OTel Instrumentation | User log in AI traces | Duplicate in Log Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6.2 | 2.9.0 | Yes | No |
| 3.7.0+ | 2.10.0+ | Yes | Yes |
Affects all Java versions (8, 11, 17, 21, 25) on Linux Dedicated.
Workarounds
| Workaround | Tradeoff |
|---|---|
APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_LOGGING_ENABLED=false |
Eliminates duplication but user logs from context.getLogger() no longer appear in App Insights traces |
APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_ENABLE_AGENT=false |
Eliminates duplication but disables all AI agent functionality |
Downgrade to agent 3.6.2 via languageWorkers__java__arguments |
Not viable for managed identity users (azure-functions-java-worker#820) |
No workaround fully restores the 3.6.2 behavior (user logs in AI traces without log stream duplication).
Expected behavior
The agent should capture JUL logs for App Insights without producing a duplicate [undefined] entry in the log stream, as it did in 3.6.2.
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