diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 099ef57e..568c8991 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -4982,12 +4982,9 @@ def get_random_datetime_range(start_date=EWSDate(1990, 1, 1), end_date=EWSDate(2
 
     if '-q' in sys.argv:
         sys.argv.remove('-q')
-        loglevel = logging.WARNING
-        logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel)
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
     else:
         from exchangelib.util import PrettyXmlHandler
-        loglevel = logging.DEBUG
-        logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel, handlers=[PrettyXmlHandler()])
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, handlers=[PrettyXmlHandler()])
 
-    logging.getLogger('exchangelib').setLevel(loglevel)
     unittest.main()