diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
index ea4f50256e..2055a9933d 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
       <artifactId>operator-framework-junit</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+      <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SchemaDependentResource.java b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SchemaDependentResource.java
index 6400d312c7..a34cab5384 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SchemaDependentResource.java
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SchemaDependentResource.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ private Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
 
   @Override
   public void delete(MySQLSchema primary, Context<MySQLSchema> context) {
+    log.debug("Deleting schema");
     try (Connection connection = getConnection()) {
       var userName = primary.getStatus() != null ? primary.getStatus().getUserName() : null;
       SchemaService.deleteSchemaAndRelatedUser(
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 2979258355..593f120e0b 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
         </Console>
     </Appenders>
     <Loggers>
-        <Root level="debug">
+        <Logger level="debug" name="io.javaoperatorsdk.operator" additivity="false">
+            <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
+        </Logger>
+        <Root level="info">
             <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
         </Root>
     </Loggers>
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/MySQLSchemaOperatorE2E.java b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/MySQLSchemaOperatorE2E.java
index 129b502ed8..80d07333f6 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/MySQLSchemaOperatorE2E.java
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/MySQLSchemaOperatorE2E.java
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.dependent.SchemaDependentResource;
 
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
-import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 
 class MySQLSchemaOperatorE2E {
 
@@ -114,10 +110,10 @@ void test() {
                       .inNamespace(operator.getNamespace())
                       .withName(testSchema.getMetadata().getName())
                       .get();
-              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus(), is(notNullValue()));
-              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus().getStatus(), equalTo("CREATED"));
-              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus().getSecretName(), is(notNullValue()));
-              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus().getUserName(), is(notNullValue()));
+              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus()).isNotNull();
+              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus().getStatus()).isEqualTo("CREATED");
+              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus().getSecretName()).isNotNull();
+              assertThat(updatedSchema.getStatus().getUserName()).isNotNull();
             });
 
     client
@@ -137,7 +133,7 @@ void test() {
                       .inNamespace(operator.getNamespace())
                       .withName(testSchema.getMetadata().getName())
                       .get();
-              assertThat(updatedSchema, is(nullValue()));
+              assertThat(updatedSchema).isNull();
             });
   }
 }