diff --git a/core/core.lisp b/core/core.lisp
index d0b97f7..44b9d59 100644
--- a/core/core.lisp
+++ b/core/core.lisp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
             (actions ctx)))))
 
 (defun add-service (ctx cfg)
-  (format t "~&add-service: ~s~%" (config:name cfg))
+  ;(format t "~&add-service: ~s~%" (config:name cfg))
   (with-slots (services) ctx
     (let ((child (funcall (config:setup cfg) cfg)))
       (when child
diff --git a/logging.lisp b/logging.lisp
index 47204ae..293f7ec 100644
--- a/logging.lisp
+++ b/logging.lisp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     (if (stringp logfile)
       (setf logfile (util:path-from-string logfile)))
     (util:ensure-dir logfile)
-    (format t "~&loglevel: ~s, logfile: ~s~%" loglevel logfile)
+    ;(format t "~&loglevel: ~s, logfile: ~s~%" loglevel logfile)
     (setf params (list :sane loglevel :daily logfile))
     (if (console cfg)
       (setf params (cons :console params)))
diff --git a/test/config-postgres.lisp b/test/config-postgres.lisp
index 3143801..86e3931 100644
--- a/test/config-postgres.lisp
+++ b/test/config-postgres.lisp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 (config:root :env-keys '(:db-name :db-user :db-password))
 
+(config:add :logger  :class 'logging:config
+            :loglevel :info
+            :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
+            :console nil)
+
 (defvar postgres-connect-args
   (list :database-name (config:from-env :db-name "cltest")
         :host "localhost" 
diff --git a/test/config-sqlite.lisp b/test/config-sqlite.lisp
index 00caca3..356d7e1 100644
--- a/test/config-sqlite.lisp
+++ b/test/config-sqlite.lisp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 (config:root :env-keys '(:db-name))
 
+(config:add :logger  :class 'logging:config
+            :loglevel :info
+            :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
+            :console nil)
+
 (defvar sqlite-connect-args
   (list :database-name 
         (namestring 
diff --git a/test/etc/config-core.lisp b/test/etc/config-core.lisp
index 013191d..cd27199 100644
--- a/test/etc/config-core.lisp
+++ b/test/etc/config-core.lisp
@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@
 
 (config:root)
 
+(config:add :logger  :class 'logging:config
+            :loglevel :info
+            :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
+            :console nil)
+
 (config:add :test-receiver :setup #'setup)
 (config:add-action '(:test) #'check-message)
diff --git a/test/test-core.lisp b/test/test-core.lisp
index 84df833..fa4c88f 100644
--- a/test/test-core.lisp
+++ b/test/test-core.lisp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   (:local-nicknames (:alx :alexandria)
                     (:config :scopes/config)
                     (:core :scopes/core)
+                    (:logging :scopes/logging)
                     (:message :scopes/core/message)
                     (:util :scopes/util)
                     (:t :scopes/testing))
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@
 
 (defun run ()
   (let* ((t:*test-suite* (make-instance 'test-suite :name "core")))
-    (log4cl:log-config :sane :daily (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log"))
     (load (t:test-path "config-core" "etc"))
     (unwind-protect
       (progn
diff --git a/test/test-storage.lisp b/test/test-storage.lisp
index 7a85847..42d1e15 100644
--- a/test/test-storage.lisp
+++ b/test/test-storage.lisp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config)
                     (:core :scopes/core)
+                    (:logging :scopes/logging)
                     (:storage :scopes/storage)
                     (:tracking :scopes/storage/tracking) 
                     (:t :scopes/testing))