diff --git a/src/fuzz/fuzz-main.c b/src/fuzz/fuzz-main.c
index d549dc95ff..caf7a27ef1 100644
--- a/src/fuzz/fuzz-main.c
+++ b/src/fuzz/fuzz-main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "fileio.h"
 #include "fuzz.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 /* This is a test driver for the systemd fuzzers that provides main function
  * for regression testing outside of oss-fuzz (https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz)
@@ -16,9 +17,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         size_t size;
         char *name;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *buf = NULL;
diff --git a/src/journal/test-catalog.c b/src/journal/test-catalog.c
index d9ee557b9c..368ac749d0 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-catalog.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-catalog.c
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         setlocale(LC_ALL, "de_DE.UTF-8");
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         /* If test-catalog is located at the build directory, then use catalogs in that.
          * If it is not, e.g. installed by systemd-tests package, then use installed catalogs. */
diff --git a/src/journal/test-compress-benchmark.c b/src/journal/test-compress-benchmark.c
index 0633fe6ea4..7f13b611e6 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-compress-benchmark.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-compress-benchmark.c
@@ -143,11 +143,7 @@ static void test_compress_decompress(const char* label, const char* type,
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #if HAVE_XZ || HAVE_LZ4
-        const char *i;
-
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_INFO);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         if (argc >= 2) {
                 unsigned x;
@@ -163,6 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         else
                 arg_start = getpid_cached();
 
+        const char *i;
         NULSTR_FOREACH(i, "zeros\0simple\0random\0") {
 #if HAVE_XZ
                 test_compress_decompress("XZ", i, compress_blob_xz, decompress_blob_xz);
diff --git a/src/journal/test-compress.c b/src/journal/test-compress.c
index d59a613b39..7addf318d6 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-compress.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-compress.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "path-util.h"
 #include "random-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #if HAVE_XZ
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         memcpy(huge, "HUGE=", 5);
         char_array_0(huge);
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         random_bytes(data + 7, sizeof(data) - 7);
 
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-enum.c b/src/journal/test-journal-enum.c
index b25a983498..f74b49d501 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-enum.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-enum.c
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 #include "journal-internal.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "macro.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         unsigned n = 0;
         _cleanup_(sd_journal_closep) sd_journal*j = NULL;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(sd_journal_open(&j, SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY) >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-init.c b/src/journal/test-journal-init.c
index a43672b6e1..860baca383 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-init.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-init.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "parse-util.h"
 #include "rm-rf.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r, i, I = 100;
         char t[] = "/tmp/journal-stream-XXXXXX";
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (argc >= 2) {
                 r = safe_atoi(argv[1], &I);
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-interleaving.c b/src/journal/test-journal-interleaving.c
index 82da68e0ea..7b098b4ba2 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-interleaving.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-interleaving.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static void test_sequence_numbers(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         /* journal_file_open requires a valid machine id */
         if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-match.c b/src/journal/test-journal-match.c
index 4e5ad1791a..ba415fcc38 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-match.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-match.c
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 #include "journal-internal.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(sd_journal_closep) sd_journal*j = NULL;
         _cleanup_free_ char *t;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(sd_journal_open(&j, 0) >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c b/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c
index d7fdf907c8..226c30f80a 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("/etc/machine-id not found");
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(t));
         assert_se(chdir(t) >= 0);
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-verify.c b/src/journal/test-journal-verify.c
index c2a21cef9c..8d6b441213 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-verify.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-verify.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("/etc/machine-id not found");
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(t));
         assert_se(chdir(t) >= 0);
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal.c b/src/journal/test-journal.c
index 7e188420db..34f202c81d 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static void test_non_empty(void) {
         sd_id128_t fake_boot_id;
         char t[] = "/tmp/journal-XXXXXX";
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(t));
         assert_se(chdir(t) >= 0);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void test_empty(void) {
         JournalFile *f1, *f2, *f3, *f4;
         char t[] = "/tmp/journal-XXXXXX";
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(t));
         assert_se(chdir(t) >= 0);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static bool check_compressed(uint64_t compress_threshold, uint64_t data_size) {
 
         assert_se(data_size <= sizeof(data));
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(t));
         assert_se(chdir(t) >= 0);
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ static void test_min_compress_size(void) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         arg_keep = argc > 1;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         /* journal_file_open requires a valid machine id */
         if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("/etc/machine-id not found");
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-acd.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-acd.c
index 079e760996..302eea2c30 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-acd.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-acd.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "in-addr-util.h"
 #include "netlink-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static void acd_handler(sd_ipv4acd *acd, int event, void *userdata) {
@@ -83,9 +84,7 @@ static int test_acd(const char *ifname, const char *address) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (argc == 3)
                 return test_acd(argv[1], argv[2]);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c
index 0e257633b8..30dc36140f 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-client.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "dhcp-internal.h"
 #include "dhcp-protocol.h"
 #include "fd-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static uint8_t mac_addr[] = {'A', 'B', 'C', '1', '2', '3'};
@@ -524,9 +525,7 @@ static void test_addr_acq(sd_event *e) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *e;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(sd_event_new(&e) >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-server.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-server.c
index 2854e04abc..ea998939bc 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-server.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp-server.c
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *e;
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(sd_event_new(&e) >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp6-client.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp6-client.c
index 27c0002fe2..5e20580783 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp6-client.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-dhcp6-client.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "fd-util.h"
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "virt.h"
 
 static struct ether_addr mac_addr = {
@@ -910,9 +911,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         assert_se(sd_event_new(&e) >= 0);
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_client_basic(e);
         test_option(e);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll-manual.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll-manual.c
index 125133f039..fd827ff401 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll-manual.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll-manual.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "netlink-util.h"
 #include "parse-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static void ll_handler(sd_ipv4ll *ll, int event, void *userdata) {
@@ -95,9 +96,7 @@ static int test_ll(const char *ifname, const char *seed) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (argc == 2)
                 return test_ll(argv[1], NULL);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll.c
index ee9cce02a8..d9c803f899 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ipv4ll.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "arp-util.h"
 #include "fd-util.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static bool verbose = false;
@@ -193,9 +194,7 @@ static void test_basic_request(sd_event *e) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *e = NULL;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(sd_event_new(&e) >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-ra.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-ra.c
index d5a0237663..c8870fad0d 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-ra.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-ra.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "icmp6-util.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static struct ether_addr mac_addr = {
         .ether_addr_octet = { 0x78, 0x2b, 0xcb, 0xb3, 0x6d, 0x53 }
@@ -357,9 +358,7 @@ static void test_ra(void) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_radv_prefix();
         test_radv();
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-rs.c b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-rs.c
index b9d0e7dc90..70f289bcb5 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-rs.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/test-ndisc-rs.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "socket-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "ndisc-internal.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static struct ether_addr mac_addr = {
         .ether_addr_octet = {'A', 'B', 'C', '1', '2', '3'}
@@ -407,9 +408,7 @@ static void test_timeout(void) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_rs();
         test_timeout();
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-chat.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-chat.c
index 28922e6a69..2ba6eaee7d 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-chat.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-chat.c
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         void *p;
         int q, r;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         r = server_init(&bus);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("Failed to connect to bus");
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-cleanup.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-cleanup.c
index a70f4823db..975d3f97dd 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-cleanup.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-cleanup.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ static void test_bus_new_signal(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         test_bus_new();
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-creds.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-creds.c
index a99fbc3bc5..c02c459663 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-creds.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-creds.c
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_creds_unrefp) sd_bus_creds *creds = NULL;
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (cg_unified_flush() == -ENOMEDIUM)
                 return log_tests_skipped("/sys/fs/cgroup/ not available");
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-gvariant.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-gvariant.c
index ae3e71e365..648fea76e0 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-gvariant.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-gvariant.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "bus-message.h"
 #include "bus-util.h"
 #include "macro.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static void test_bus_gvariant_is_fixed_size(void) {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ static void test_marshal(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         test_bus_gvariant_is_fixed_size();
         test_bus_gvariant_get_size();
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-marshal.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-marshal.c
index 22c48e38dc..7e113b179e 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-marshal.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-marshal.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         double dbl;
         uint64_t u64;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         r = sd_bus_default_user(&bus);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("Failed to connect to bus");
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-match.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-match.c
index 527911c5af..c56b39437b 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-match.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-match.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         sd_bus_slot slots[19];
         int r;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         r = sd_bus_open_user(&bus);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("Failed to connect to bus");
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-track.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-track.c
index 8a3dcf1654..a2782cd1d5 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-track.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-track.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         const char *unique;
         int r;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         r = sd_event_default(&event);
         assert_se(r >= 0);
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-event/test-event.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-event/test-event.c
index 1f08b4d4b8..50074a56be 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-event/test-event.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-event/test-event.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "signal-util.h"
 #include "stdio-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static int prepare_handler(sd_event_source *s, void *userdata) {
@@ -481,9 +482,7 @@ static void test_inotify(unsigned n_create_events) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_basic();
         test_sd_event_now();
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-local-addresses.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-local-addresses.c
index cb05d05a89..17114265d7 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-local-addresses.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-local-addresses.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "in-addr-util.h"
 #include "local-addresses.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void print_local_addresses(struct local_address *a, unsigned n) {
         unsigned i;
@@ -20,9 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         struct local_address *a;
         int n;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         a = NULL;
         n = local_addresses(NULL, 0, AF_UNSPEC, &a);
diff --git a/src/network/test-network.c b/src/network/test-network.c
index e8c10bc15c..6e169e0fca 100644
--- a/src/network/test-network.c
+++ b/src/network/test-network.c
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ int main(void) {
         _cleanup_(sd_device_unrefp) sd_device *loopback = NULL;
         int ifindex, r;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         test_deserialize_in_addr();
         test_deserialize_dhcp_routes();
         test_address_equality();
diff --git a/src/network/test-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/test-routing-policy-rule.c
index 9920f516b7..d112471587 100644
--- a/src/network/test-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/test-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "network-internal.h"
 #include "networkd-manager.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_rule_serialization(const char *title, const char *ruleset, const char *expected) {
         char pattern[] = "/tmp/systemd-test-routing-policy-rule.XXXXXX",
@@ -57,9 +58,7 @@ static void test_rule_serialization(const char *title, const char *ruleset, cons
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_rule_serialization("basic parsing",
                                 "RULE=from=1.2.3.4/32 to=2.3.4.5/32 tos=5 fwmark=1/2 table=10", NULL);
diff --git a/src/nspawn/test-patch-uid.c b/src/nspawn/test-patch-uid.c
index 8e29d3e806..b50f0990d8 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/test-patch-uid.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/test-patch-uid.c
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "nspawn-patch-uid.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         uid_t shift, range;
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (argc != 4) {
                 log_error("Expected PATH SHIFT RANGE parameters.");
diff --git a/src/shared/tests.c b/src/shared/tests.c
index 884f34bc72..8d70c02802 100644
--- a/src/shared/tests.c
+++ b/src/shared/tests.c
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ bool slow_tests_enabled(void) {
         return SYSTEMD_SLOW_TESTS_DEFAULT;
 }
 
+void test_setup_logging(int level) {
+        log_set_max_level(level);
+        log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
+}
+
 int log_tests_skipped(const char *message) {
         log_notice("%s: %s, skipping tests.",
                    program_invocation_short_name, message);
diff --git a/src/shared/tests.h b/src/shared/tests.h
index 67d5e1ce4a..f35a526737 100644
--- a/src/shared/tests.h
+++ b/src/shared/tests.h
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ char* setup_fake_runtime_dir(void);
 const char* get_testdata_dir(void);
 const char* get_catalog_dir(void);
 bool slow_tests_enabled(void);
+void test_setup_logging(int level);
 int log_tests_skipped(const char *message);
diff --git a/src/test/test-architecture.c b/src/test/test-architecture.c
index 6cd64b60b2..8c43bfc750 100644
--- a/src/test/test-architecture.c
+++ b/src/test/test-architecture.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int a, v;
         const char *p;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         assert_se(architecture_from_string("") < 0);
         assert_se(architecture_from_string(NULL) < 0);
         assert_se(architecture_from_string("hoge") < 0);
diff --git a/src/test/test-barrier.c b/src/test/test-barrier.c
index 2a735695a1..6ae84cd6fc 100644
--- a/src/test/test-barrier.c
+++ b/src/test/test-barrier.c
@@ -420,9 +420,7 @@ TEST_BARRIER(test_barrier_pending_exit,
         TEST_BARRIER_WAIT_SUCCESS(pid2));
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_INFO);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         if (!slow_tests_enabled())
                 return log_tests_skipped("slow tests are disabled");
diff --git a/src/test/test-boot-timestamps.c b/src/test/test-boot-timestamps.c
index 578aa5b304..d45ca8c920 100644
--- a/src/test/test-boot-timestamps.c
+++ b/src/test/test-boot-timestamps.c
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ static int test_boot_timestamps(void) {
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         int p, q, r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         p = test_acpi_fpdt();
         assert(p >= 0);
diff --git a/src/test/test-bpf.c b/src/test/test-bpf.c
index a055fea802..2fb7968dfd 100644
--- a/src/test/test-bpf.c
+++ b/src/test/test-bpf.c
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         char log_buf[65535];
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         r = enter_cgroup_subroot();
         if (r == -ENOMEDIUM)
diff --git a/src/test/test-bus-util.c b/src/test/test-bus-util.c
index 791b3928fe..789d19cf7f 100644
--- a/src/test/test-bus-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-bus-util.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "bus-util.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_name_async(unsigned n_messages) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_flush_close_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;
@@ -78,9 +79,7 @@ static void test_destroy_callback(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_name_async(0);
         test_name_async(20);
diff --git a/src/test/test-capability.c b/src/test/test-capability.c
index 79ddca9554..730dbf8cbd 100644
--- a/src/test/test-capability.c
+++ b/src/test/test-capability.c
@@ -220,12 +220,11 @@ static void test_set_ambient_caps(void) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         bool run_ambient;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         test_last_cap_file();
         test_last_cap_probe();
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
-
         log_info("have ambient caps: %s", yes_no(ambient_capabilities_supported()));
 
         if (getuid() != 0)
diff --git a/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c b/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c
index 0dd673e3e5..bab27edf54 100644
--- a/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c
+++ b/src/test/test-cgroup-mask.c
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ static void test_cg_mask_to_string(void) {
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         int rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_cg_mask_to_string();
         TEST_REQ_RUNNING_SYSTEMD(rc = test_cgroup_mask());
diff --git a/src/test/test-cgroup-util.c b/src/test/test-cgroup-util.c
index d49356315e..95ca41fba5 100644
--- a/src/test/test-cgroup-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-cgroup-util.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "test-helper.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -447,9 +448,7 @@ static void test_cg_get_keyed_attribute(void) {
 }
 
 int main(void) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_path_decode_unit();
         test_path_get_unit();
diff --git a/src/test/test-condition.c b/src/test/test-condition.c
index 678fc426fe..5c2d00af88 100644
--- a/src/test/test-condition.c
+++ b/src/test/test-condition.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "tomoyo-util.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virt.h"
 
@@ -673,9 +674,7 @@ static void test_condition_test_group(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_condition_test_path();
         test_condition_test_ac_power();
diff --git a/src/test/test-conf-files.c b/src/test/test-conf-files.c
index 2ec2dfc261..b69046c9c1 100644
--- a/src/test/test-conf-files.c
+++ b/src/test/test-conf-files.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -93,9 +94,7 @@ static void test_conf_files_list(bool use_root) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_conf_files_list(false);
         test_conf_files_list(true);
diff --git a/src/test/test-copy.c b/src/test/test-copy.c
index 2e8d251ac1..4e265374ab 100644
--- a/src/test/test-copy.c
+++ b/src/test/test-copy.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "user-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ static void test_copy_atomic(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_copy_file();
         test_copy_file_fd();
diff --git a/src/test/test-date.c b/src/test/test-date.c
index 99b6f2eb9e..cba51e225c 100644
--- a/src/test/test-date.c
+++ b/src/test/test-date.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static void test_should_pass(const char *p) {
@@ -66,9 +67,7 @@ static void test_one_noutc(const char *p) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_one("17:41");
         test_one("18:42:44");
diff --git a/src/test/test-dissect-image.c b/src/test/test-dissect-image.c
index a0a909baf0..7b32e8373f 100644
--- a/src/test/test-dissect-image.c
+++ b/src/test/test-dissect-image.c
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "loop-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(loop_device_unrefp) LoopDevice *d = NULL;
         _cleanup_(dissected_image_unrefp) DissectedImage *m = NULL;
         int r, i;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (argc < 2) {
                 log_error("Requires one command line argument.");
diff --git a/src/test/test-dns-domain.c b/src/test/test-dns-domain.c
index 7fa887e4d2..cbfe5ef390 100644
--- a/src/test/test-dns-domain.c
+++ b/src/test/test-dns-domain.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "dns-domain.h"
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_dns_label_unescape_one(const char *what, const char *expect, size_t buffer_sz, int ret) {
         char buffer[buffer_sz];
@@ -687,9 +688,7 @@ static void test_dns_name_is_valid_or_address(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_dns_label_unescape();
         test_dns_label_unescape_suffix();
diff --git a/src/test/test-engine.c b/src/test/test-engine.c
index f7435bd4fb..0483c5b698 100644
--- a/src/test/test-engine.c
+++ b/src/test/test-engine.c
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         Job *j;
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         r = enter_cgroup_subroot();
         if (r == -ENOMEDIUM)
diff --git a/src/test/test-escape.c b/src/test/test-escape.c
index 650a9a058d..4ee4aa974d 100644
--- a/src/test/test-escape.c
+++ b/src/test/test-escape.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "escape.h"
 #include "macro.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_cescape(void) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *escaped;
@@ -119,9 +120,7 @@ static void test_shell_maybe_quote(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_cescape();
         test_cunescape();
diff --git a/src/test/test-exec-util.c b/src/test/test-exec-util.c
index cfc8b5f88e..d346a4d6f7 100644
--- a/src/test/test-exec-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-exec-util.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static int here = 0, here2 = 0, here3 = 0;
 void *ignore_stdout_args[] = {&here, &here2, &here3};
@@ -334,9 +335,7 @@ static void test_environment_gathering(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_execute_directory(true);
         test_execute_directory(false);
diff --git a/src/test/test-execute.c b/src/test/test-execute.c
index 0d2f35734e..15967f76c2 100644
--- a/src/test/test-execute.c
+++ b/src/test/test-execute.c
@@ -724,9 +724,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         };
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         (void) unsetenv("USER");
         (void) unsetenv("LOGNAME");
diff --git a/src/test/test-fd-util.c b/src/test/test-fd-util.c
index a04403d748..157dc88320 100644
--- a/src/test/test-fd-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-fd-util.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "random-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_close_many(void) {
         int fds[3];
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ static void test_read_nr_open(void) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_close_many();
         test_close_nointr();
diff --git a/src/test/test-fileio.c b/src/test/test-fileio.c
index 14ba075144..aa38a7d29a 100644
--- a/src/test/test-fileio.c
+++ b/src/test/test-fileio.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "process-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 static void test_parse_env_file(void) {
@@ -710,9 +711,7 @@ static void test_read_line3(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_parse_env_file();
         test_parse_multiline_env_file();
diff --git a/src/test/test-firewall-util.c b/src/test/test-firewall-util.c
index 1b62590b49..1788e8d1ca 100644
--- a/src/test/test-firewall-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-firewall-util.c
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 #include "firewall-util.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 #define MAKE_IN_ADDR_UNION(a,b,c,d) (union in_addr_union) { .in.s_addr = htobe32((uint32_t) (a) << 24 | (uint32_t) (b) << 16 | (uint32_t) (c) << 8 | (uint32_t) (d))}
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r;
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         r = fw_add_masquerade(true, AF_INET, 0, NULL, 0, "foobar", NULL, 0);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/test/test-hash.c b/src/test/test-hash.c
index ea56b74d0f..44d1044bf3 100644
--- a/src/test/test-hash.c
+++ b/src/test/test-hash.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *s = NULL;
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(khash_new(&h, NULL) == -EINVAL);
         assert_se(khash_new(&h, "") == -EINVAL);
diff --git a/src/test/test-install-root.c b/src/test/test-install-root.c
index fe1ca5b16f..c0956fa4bb 100644
--- a/src/test/test-install-root.c
+++ b/src/test/test-install-root.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "special.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_basic_mask_and_enable(const char *root) {
         const char *p;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ static void test_basic_mask_and_enable(const char *root) {
         UnitFileChange *changes = NULL;
         size_t n_changes = 0;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(unit_file_get_state(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, root, "a.service", NULL) == -ENOENT);
         assert_se(unit_file_get_state(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, root, "b.service", NULL) == -ENOENT);
diff --git a/src/test/test-install.c b/src/test/test-install.c
index 7dfc7e4272..62daaccd62 100644
--- a/src/test/test-install.c
+++ b/src/test/test-install.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "install.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void dump_changes(UnitFileChange *c, unsigned n) {
         unsigned i;
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         size_t n_changes = 0;
         UnitFileState state = 0;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         h = hashmap_new(&string_hash_ops);
         r = unit_file_get_list(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, NULL, h, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/test/test-ipcrm.c b/src/test/test-ipcrm.c
index 1f6d7b4351..4b658a0bdb 100644
--- a/src/test/test-ipcrm.c
+++ b/src/test/test-ipcrm.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r;
         const char* name = argv[1] ?: NOBODY_USER_NAME;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         r = get_user_creds(&name, &uid, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
         if (r == -ESRCH)
                 return log_tests_skipped("Failed to resolve user");
diff --git a/src/test/test-journal-importer.c b/src/test/test-journal-importer.c
index 8f09d5ad2f..c1ceb0bbd8 100644
--- a/src/test/test-journal-importer.c
+++ b/src/test/test-journal-importer.c
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ static void test_bad_input(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_basic_parsing();
         test_bad_input();
diff --git a/src/test/test-loopback.c b/src/test/test-loopback.c
index eaea9e4c76..89b760fae4 100644
--- a/src/test/test-loopback.c
+++ b/src/test/test-loopback.c
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "loopback-setup.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         int r;
 
-        log_open();
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         r = loopback_setup();
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/test/test-mount-util.c b/src/test/test-mount-util.c
index c10e1681fb..56e385aa11 100644
--- a/src/test/test-mount-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-mount-util.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "path-util.h"
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_mount_propagation_flags(const char *name, int ret, unsigned long expected) {
         long unsigned flags;
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ static void test_mount_option_mangle(void) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_mount_propagation_flags("shared", 0, MS_SHARED);
         test_mount_propagation_flags("slave", 0, MS_SLAVE);
diff --git a/src/test/test-namespace.c b/src/test/test-namespace.c
index 318bd5bad4..ab8f05076d 100644
--- a/src/test/test-namespace.c
+++ b/src/test/test-namespace.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         char boot_id[SD_ID128_STRING_MAX];
         _cleanup_free_ char *x = NULL, *y = NULL, *z = NULL, *zz = NULL;
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         assert_se(sd_id128_get_boot(&bid) >= 0);
         sd_id128_to_string(bid, boot_id);
diff --git a/src/test/test-netlink-manual.c b/src/test/test-netlink-manual.c
index 39826dfdb9..a471456e0c 100644
--- a/src/test/test-netlink-manual.c
+++ b/src/test/test-netlink-manual.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         sd_netlink *rtnl;
         int r;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         assert_se(sd_netlink_open(&rtnl) >= 0);
         assert_se(rtnl);
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-ns.c b/src/test/test-ns.c
index 4ab70f2306..d3dbb54ca1 100644
--- a/src/test/test-ns.c
+++ b/src/test/test-ns.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "namespace.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         const char * const writable[] = {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         char tmp_dir[] = "/tmp/systemd-private-XXXXXX",
              var_tmp_dir[] = "/var/tmp/systemd-private-XXXXXX";
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(tmp_dir));
         assert_se(mkdtemp(var_tmp_dir));
diff --git a/src/test/test-os-util.c b/src/test/test-os-util.c
index 8d8b52d7f6..c215a2e99e 100644
--- a/src/test/test-os-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-os-util.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "os-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_path_is_os_tree(void) {
         assert_se(path_is_os_tree("/") > 0);
@@ -12,9 +13,7 @@ static void test_path_is_os_tree(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_path_is_os_tree();
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-path-lookup.c b/src/test/test-path-lookup.c
index 892293cb10..029dc8e906 100644
--- a/src/test/test-path-lookup.c
+++ b/src/test/test-path-lookup.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_paths(UnitFileScope scope) {
         char template[] = "/tmp/test-path-lookup.XXXXXXX";
@@ -76,9 +77,7 @@ static void print_generator_binary_paths(UnitFileScope scope) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_paths(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM);
         test_paths(UNIT_FILE_USER);
diff --git a/src/test/test-path-util.c b/src/test/test-path-util.c
index 35b27bcedd..9ec42aae7b 100644
--- a/src/test/test-path-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-path-util.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "stat-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #define test_path_compare(a, b, result) {                 \
@@ -506,9 +507,7 @@ static void test_empty_or_root(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_path();
         test_path_equal_root();
diff --git a/src/test/test-path.c b/src/test/test-path.c
index 7e664ec849..025b3295a0 100644
--- a/src/test/test-path.c
+++ b/src/test/test-path.c
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         umask(022);
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         test_path = path_join(NULL, get_testdata_dir(), "test-path");
         assert_se(set_unit_path(test_path) >= 0);
diff --git a/src/test/test-process-util.c b/src/test/test-process-util.c
index 1b3b357913..d396c29b06 100644
--- a/src/test/test-process-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-process-util.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "terminal-util.h"
 #include "test-helper.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virt.h"
 
@@ -587,9 +588,7 @@ static void test_ioprio_class_from_to_string(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         saved_argc = argc;
         saved_argv = argv;
diff --git a/src/test/test-random-util.c b/src/test/test-random-util.c
index 70301a7782..9652a0af05 100644
--- a/src/test/test-random-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-random-util.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "hexdecoct.h"
 #include "random-util.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_acquire_random_bytes(bool high_quality_required) {
         uint8_t buf[16] = {};
@@ -51,9 +52,7 @@ static void test_rdrand64(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_acquire_random_bytes(false);
         test_acquire_random_bytes(true);
diff --git a/src/test/test-sched-prio.c b/src/test/test-sched-prio.c
index c594336325..f6ca192f07 100644
--- a/src/test/test-sched-prio.c
+++ b/src/test/test-sched-prio.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         Service *ser;
         int r;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
         r = enter_cgroup_subroot();
         if (r == -ENOMEDIUM)
                 return log_tests_skipped("cgroupfs not available");
diff --git a/src/test/test-seccomp.c b/src/test/test-seccomp.c
index d82cb5c1c5..e05710c00d 100644
--- a/src/test/test-seccomp.c
+++ b/src/test/test-seccomp.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "seccomp-util.h"
 #include "set.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "virt.h"
 
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ static void test_filter_sets_ordered(void) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_seccomp_arch_to_string();
         test_architecture_table();
diff --git a/src/test/test-selinux.c b/src/test/test-selinux.c
index 6caeb843f3..59b4f71946 100644
--- a/src/test/test-selinux.c
+++ b/src/test/test-selinux.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "selinux-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "time-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -92,8 +93,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         if (argc >= 2)
                 path = argv[1];
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_testing();
         test_loading();
diff --git a/src/test/test-sigbus.c b/src/test/test-sigbus.c
index 518e48e1ec..33c9d42e9e 100644
--- a/src/test/test-sigbus.c
+++ b/src/test/test-sigbus.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         void *addr = NULL;
         uint8_t *p;
 
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
+
 #ifdef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
         return log_tests_skipped("address-sanitizer is enabled");
 #endif
diff --git a/src/test/test-sleep.c b/src/test/test-sleep.c
index 0198d34f19..2ce79f8345 100644
--- a/src/test/test-sleep.c
+++ b/src/test/test-sleep.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ static void test_sleep(void) {
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         int i, r = 0, k;
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         if (getuid() != 0)
                 log_warning("This program is unlikely to work for unprivileged users");
diff --git a/src/test/test-socket-util.c b/src/test/test-socket-util.c
index 19c5395b92..df18a2a83c 100644
--- a/src/test/test-socket-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-socket-util.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "socket-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_ifname_valid(void) {
         assert(ifname_valid("foo"));
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ static void test_send_emptydata(void) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_ifname_valid();
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-specifier.c b/src/test/test-specifier.c
index 9c7c352b51..a0ffdf6cb6 100644
--- a/src/test/test-specifier.c
+++ b/src/test/test-specifier.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "specifier.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_specifier_escape_one(const char *a, const char *b) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *x = NULL;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ static void test_specifier_escape_strv(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_specifier_escape();
         test_specifier_escape_strv();
diff --git a/src/test/test-tmpfiles.c b/src/test/test-tmpfiles.c
index 3817790233..7f288e54ce 100644
--- a/src/test/test-tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/test/test-tmpfiles.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "process-util.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
@@ -21,8 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         const char *p = argv[1] ?: "/tmp";
         char *pattern;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         pattern = strjoina(p, "/systemd-test-XXXXXX");
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-umount.c b/src/test/test-umount.c
index c068f7a0f0..1b243d03ef 100644
--- a/src/test/test-umount.c
+++ b/src/test/test-umount.c
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ static void test_swap_list(const char *fname) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_mount_points_list(NULL);
         test_mount_points_list("/test-umount/empty.mountinfo");
diff --git a/src/test/test-unit-file.c b/src/test/test-unit-file.c
index 0b84d4c4ed..7132146827 100644
--- a/src/test/test-unit-file.c
+++ b/src/test/test-unit-file.c
@@ -896,8 +896,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(rm_rf_physical_and_freep) char *runtime_dir = NULL;
         int r;
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         r = enter_cgroup_subroot();
         if (r == -ENOMEDIUM)
diff --git a/src/test/test-unit-name.c b/src/test/test-unit-name.c
index 7fd3f82d4d..b1600db534 100644
--- a/src/test/test-unit-name.c
+++ b/src/test/test-unit-name.c
@@ -811,8 +811,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(rm_rf_physical_and_freep) char *runtime_dir = NULL;
         int r, rc = 0;
 
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_INFO);
 
         r = enter_cgroup_subroot();
         if (r == -ENOMEDIUM)
diff --git a/src/test/test-watch-pid.c b/src/test/test-watch-pid.c
index 615ded186b..03378ecf08 100644
--- a/src/test/test-watch-pid.c
+++ b/src/test/test-watch-pid.c
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         Unit *a, *b, *c, *u;
         int r;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         if (getuid() != 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("not root");
diff --git a/src/test/test-watchdog.c b/src/test/test-watchdog.c
index d595ae27d5..ab66d5c49d 100644
--- a/src/test/test-watchdog.c
+++ b/src/test/test-watchdog.c
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r;
         bool slow;
 
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         slow = slow_tests_enabled();
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-xattr-util.c b/src/test/test-xattr-util.c
index 72720dccb8..2d93e65be2 100644
--- a/src/test/test-xattr-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-xattr-util.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "fs-util.h"
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 #include "xattr-util.h"
 
 static void test_fgetxattrat_fake(void) {
@@ -78,9 +79,7 @@ static void test_getcrtime(void) {
 }
 
 int main(void) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
-        log_open();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_fgetxattrat_fake();
         test_getcrtime();
diff --git a/src/timesync/test-timesync.c b/src/timesync/test-timesync.c
index a045eeeec1..bd03a1dd90 100644
--- a/src/timesync/test-timesync.c
+++ b/src/timesync/test-timesync.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "timesyncd-conf.h"
+#include "tests.h"
 
 static void test_manager_parse_string(void) {
         /* Make sure that NTP_SERVERS is configured to something
@@ -25,8 +26,7 @@ static void test_manager_parse_string(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
-        log_parse_environment();
+        test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         test_manager_parse_string();