diff --git a/tests/variant_test.cpp b/tests/variant_test.cpp
index c35f0e3..4a66ede 100644
--- a/tests/variant_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/variant_test.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <fc/io/raw.hpp>
 #include <fc/reflect/variant.hpp>
 #include <fc/static_variant.hpp>
+#include <fc/log/logger_config.hpp>
 
 namespace fc { namespace test {
 
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(fc_variant_and_log)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( nested_objects_test )
 { try {
 
+   ilog( "Suppressing logging (but not disabled)" );
+   fc::logging_config cfg;
+   fc::logger_config dlc;
+   dlc.name = "default";
+   dlc.level = fc::log_level::debug;
+   dlc.appenders.push_back("stderr");
+   cfg.loggers.push_back( dlc );
+   fc::configure_logging( cfg );
+
    auto create_nested_object = []( uint32_t level )
    {
       ilog( "Creating nested object with ${lv} level(s)", ("lv",level) );
@@ -166,6 +176,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( nested_objects_test )
 
    }
 
+   fc::configure_logging( fc::logging_config::default_config() );
+   ilog( "End suppressing logging" );
+
 } FC_CAPTURE_LOG_AND_RETHROW ( (0) ) }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()