diff --git a/lib/tests/test-mu-msg.cc b/lib/tests/test-mu-msg.cc
index b07d3d7f..3c4513dc 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test-mu-msg.cc
+++ b/lib/tests/test-mu-msg.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ assert_contacts_equal(const Contacts& contacts,
 	size_t n{};
 	for (auto&& contact: contacts) {
 		if (g_test_verbose())
-			g_print ("{ \"%s\", \"%s\"},\n", contact.name.c_str(), contact.email.c_str());
+			g_message("{ \"%s\", \"%s\"},\n", contact.name.c_str(), contact.email.c_str());
 		// assert_equal(contact.name, expected.at(n).first);
 		// assert_equal(contact.email, expected.at(n).second);
 		++n;
diff --git a/lib/tests/test-mu-store.cc b/lib/tests/test-mu-store.cc
index 53eb0528..32a359e6 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test-mu-store.cc
+++ b/lib/tests/test-mu-store.cc
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
-	/* mu_runtime_init/uninit */
 	g_test_add_func("/store/ctor-dtor", test_store_ctor_dtor);
 	g_test_add_func("/store/add-count-remove", test_store_add_count_remove);
 	g_test_add_func("/store/message/mailing-list",
@@ -329,5 +328,13 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	g_test_add_func("/store/index/move",
 			test_index_move);
 
+	if (!g_test_verbose())
+		g_log_set_handler(
+			NULL,
+			(GLogLevelFlags)(G_LOG_LEVEL_MASK | G_LOG_FLAG_FATAL |
+					 G_LOG_FLAG_RECURSION),
+			(GLogFunc)black_hole,
+			NULL);
+
 	return g_test_run();
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/test-query.cc b/lib/tests/test-query.cc
index 52a02a7a..5f9b7b23 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test-query.cc
+++ b/lib/tests/test-query.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ try {
 
 	g_test_add_func("/query", test_query);
 
+
+	if (!g_test_verbose())
+		g_log_set_handler(
+			NULL,
+			(GLogLevelFlags)(G_LOG_LEVEL_MASK | G_LOG_FLAG_FATAL |
+					 G_LOG_FLAG_RECURSION),
+			(GLogFunc)black_hole,
+			NULL);
+
+
 	return g_test_run();
 
 } catch (const std::runtime_error& re) {