diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index 931afdfbe..39c91efbd 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ def test_custom_log_outputs(levelname, logfunc, message, capsys):
 
 def test_import_logging_once_per_module():
     code = textwrap.dedent("""
-        import sys
-        from slic.utils.logcfg import setup_import_logging, add_log_Level, logcfg
+        from slic.utils.logcfg import setup_import_logging
+        setup_import_logging()
+        from slic.utils.logcfg import add_log_Level, logcfg
         from logzero import logger as log
         import logging
 
         add_log_Level(log, "TRACE", logging.DEBUG - 1, func_name="trace")
         logcfg("TRACE")
-        setup_import_logging()
 
         import json
         import math