diff --git a/tests/auc/auc_test.c b/tests/auc/auc_test.c
index f047a97..e9c114c 100644
--- a/tests/auc/auc_test.c
+++ b/tests/auc/auc_test.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@
 	log_set_print_timestamp(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
 	log_set_use_color(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
 	log_set_print_category(osmo_stderr_target, 1);
+	log_parse_category_mask(osmo_stderr_target, "DMAIN,1:DDB,1:DAUC,1");
 
 	test_gen_vectors_2g_only();
 	test_gen_vectors_2g_plus_3g();
diff --git a/tests/auc/gen_ts_55_205_test_sets/main_template.c b/tests/auc/gen_ts_55_205_test_sets/main_template.c
index e917e71..37f47c3 100644
--- a/tests/auc/gen_ts_55_205_test_sets/main_template.c
+++ b/tests/auc/gen_ts_55_205_test_sets/main_template.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	log_set_print_timestamp(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
 	log_set_use_color(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
 	log_set_print_category(osmo_stderr_target, 1);
+	log_parse_category_mask(osmo_stderr_target, "DMAIN,1:DDB,1:DAUC,1");
 
 FUNCTION_CALLS
 
diff --git a/tests/db/db_test.c b/tests/db/db_test.c
index 0a53370..389ed00 100644
--- a/tests/db/db_test.c
+++ b/tests/db/db_test.c
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@
 	log_set_print_timestamp(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
 	log_set_use_color(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
 	log_set_print_category(osmo_stderr_target, 1);
+	log_parse_category_mask(osmo_stderr_target, "DMAIN,1:DDB,1:DAUC,1");
 
 	/* omit the SQLite version and compilation flags from test output */
 	log_set_log_level(osmo_stderr_target, LOGL_ERROR);
diff --git a/tests/test_nodes.vty b/tests/test_nodes.vty
index 0de4ff4..6de673a 100644
--- a/tests/test_nodes.vty
+++ b/tests/test_nodes.vty
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
   logging print category 1
   logging print extended-timestamp 1
   logging level all debug
-  logging level main debug
-  logging level db debug
-  logging level auc debug
+  logging level main notice
+  logging level db notice
+  logging level auc notice
 ...
 !
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