diff --git a/src/shared/tests.c b/src/shared/tests.c
index 6b3df0a..b103436 100644
--- a/src/shared/tests.c
+++ b/src/shared/tests.c
@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ const char* get_testdata_dir(const char *suffix) {
         strncpy(testdir + strlen(testdir), suffix, sizeof(testdir) - strlen(testdir) - 1);
         return testdir;
 }
+
+void test_setup_logging(int level) {
+        log_set_max_level(level);
+        log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/tests.h b/src/shared/tests.h
index b88135e..cad2116 100644
--- a/src/shared/tests.h
+++ b/src/shared/tests.h
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 char* setup_fake_runtime_dir(void);
 const char* get_testdata_dir(const char *suffix);
+void test_setup_logging(int level);