diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
index 2021b3dbe..86458110e 100644
--- a/.testr.conf
+++ b/.testr.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} \
              OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} \
+             OS_LOG_CAPTURE=${OS_LOG_CAPTURE:-1} \
+             OS_DEBUG=${OS_DEBUG:-1} \
              OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=${OS_TEST_TIMEOUT:-160} \
              ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ ./designate/tests $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
 
diff --git a/designate/tests/__init__.py b/designate/tests/__init__.py
index 078701064..ca42dae88 100644
--- a/designate/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/tests/__init__.py
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ class TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestCase, self).setUp()
 
-        self.useFixture(fixtures.FakeLogger('designate', level='DEBUG'))
         self.CONF = self.useFixture(cfg_fixture.Config(cfg.CONF)).conf
 
         self.messaging_conf = self.useFixture(