diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/clean/main_test.go b/internal/app/wwctl/clean/main_test.go
index 6396e8bd..6703813f 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/clean/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/clean/main_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 func Test_Clean(t *testing.T) {
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	env := testenv.New(t)
 	env.WriteFile(t, "etc/warewulf/nodes.conf",
 		`nodeprofiles: {}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main_test.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main_test.go
index 3058933d..269a95eb 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 type test_description struct {
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ type test_description struct {
 func run_test(t *testing.T, test test_description) {
 	env := testenv.New(t)
 	defer env.RemoveAll(t)
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	env.WriteFile(t, "etc/warewulf/nodes.conf", test.inDB)
 	warewulfd.SetNoDaemon()
 	name := test.name
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main_test.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main_test.go
index ef677dd3..0cdc1ff6 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 type test_description struct {
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ type test_description struct {
 func run_test(t *testing.T, test test_description) {
 	env := testenv.New(t)
 	defer env.RemoveAll(t)
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	env.WriteFile(t, "etc/warewulf/nodes.conf", test.inDB)
 	warewulfd.SetNoDaemon()
 	name := test.name
diff --git a/internal/pkg/container/shimgrub_test.go b/internal/pkg/container/shimgrub_test.go
index 0ff207f1..8921b165 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/container/shimgrub_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/container/shimgrub_test.go
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	warewulfconf "github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 func Test_Find_ShimX86(t *testing.T) {
 	testenv.New(t)
 	conf := warewulfconf.Get()
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/lib64/efi/"), 0755)
 	shimF, err := os.Create(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/lib64/efi/shim.efi"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ func Test_Find_ShimX86(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_Find_ShimArch64(t *testing.T) {
 	testenv.New(t)
 	conf := warewulfconf.Get()
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/share/efi/aarch64"), 0755)
 	shimF, err := os.Create(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/share/efi/aarch64/shim.efi"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -38,7 +35,6 @@ func Test_Find_ShimArch64(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_Find_GrubX86(t *testing.T) {
 	testenv.New(t)
 	conf := warewulfconf.Get()
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/share/efi/x86_64"), 0755)
 	shimF, err := os.Create(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/share/efi/x86_64/grub.efi"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -50,7 +46,6 @@ func Test_Find_GrubX86(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_Find_GrubAarch64(t *testing.T) {
 	testenv.New(t)
 	conf := warewulfconf.Get()
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/share/efi/aarch64/"), 0755)
 	shimF, err := os.Create(path.Join(conf.Paths.WWChrootdir, "suse/rootfs/usr/share/efi/aarch64/grub.efi"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/constructors_test.go b/internal/pkg/node/constructors_test.go
index b40f9efb..a465164f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/constructors_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/constructors_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -196,7 +195,6 @@ nodes:
 	var ymlSrc NodesYaml
 	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodesconf), &ymlSrc)
 	assert.NoError(err)
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	nodes, err := ymlSrc.FindAllNodes()
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	nodemap := make(map[string]*Node)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/util_test.go b/internal/pkg/node/util_test.go
index ecbc4fef..eb804453 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/util_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/util_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ func Test_nodeYaml_FindByHwaddr(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_nodeYaml_FindByIpaddr(t *testing.T) {
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	c, err := NewUtilTestNode()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	type args struct {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/overlay/funcmap_test.go b/internal/pkg/overlay/funcmap_test.go
index 641bc50e..a4fbbef7 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/overlay/funcmap_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/overlay/funcmap_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 func Test_createIgnitionJson(t *testing.T) {
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ func Test_createIgnitionJson(t *testing.T) {
     ]
   }
 }`
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	config, parse_error := node.Parse([]byte(node_config))
 	assert.Empty(t, parse_error)
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go b/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go
index cb4bd486..f827bb4e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 var nodesYamlUpgradeTests = []struct {
@@ -753,7 +752,6 @@ nodes:
 }
 
 func Test_UpgradeNodesYaml(t *testing.T) {
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	for _, tt := range nodesYamlUpgradeTests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			env := testenv.New(t)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/provision_test.go b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/provision_test.go
index a8867e7b..7265ec4c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/provision_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/provision_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	warewulfconf "github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 var provisionSendTests = []struct {
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ nodes:
 	assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path.Join(conf.Paths.OverlayProvisiondir(), "n1", "__RUNTIME__.img"), []byte("runtime overlay"), 0600))
 	assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path.Join(conf.Paths.OverlayProvisiondir(), "n1", "o1.img"), []byte("specific overlay"), 0600))
 
-	wwlog.SetLogLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
 	for _, tt := range provisionSendTests {
 		t.Run(tt.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, tt.url, nil)