diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logign.py b/tests/test_utils_logign.py
index 6618166fd..8502c95df 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logign.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logign.py
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ from logzero import logger as log, LogFormatter
 def setup_logger():
     add_log_Level(log, "ENLARGE", logging.INFO + 5, func_name="enlarge")
     logcfg("DEBUG")
+    reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr()
+
 
 def reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr():
     # Remove all existing handlers
     for h in log.handlers[:]:
         log.removeHandler(h)
 
-    # Create a handler that writes to stderr (captured by pytest capfd)
+    # New handler to stderr with full DEBUG level
     handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
     handler.setFormatter(LogFormatter())
+    handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)  
     log.addHandler(handler)
 
     log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -39,7 +42,6 @@ def reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr():
 ])
 def test_ignore_log_msg_filter(capfd, level, msg, should_appear):
     # Clear captured output before logging
-    reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr()
     capfd.readouterr()
 
     print(f"\n>>> START TEST: level={level}, msg={msg}, should_appear={should_appear}")
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ def test_ignore_log_msg_filter(capfd, level, msg, should_appear):
 
 
 def test_ignore_only_by_level(capfd):
-    reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr()
     capfd.readouterr()
 
     with ignore_log_msg(log, lvl="WARNING", msg=None):
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ def test_ignore_only_by_level(capfd):
 
 
 def test_ignore_only_by_msg(capfd):
-    reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr()
     capfd.readouterr()
 
     with ignore_log_msg(log, lvl=None, msg="skip this"):
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ def test_ignore_only_by_msg(capfd):
 
 
 def test_ignore_nothing_when_all_none(capfd):
-    reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr()
     capfd.readouterr()
 
     with ignore_log_msg(log, lvl=None, msg=None):
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ def test_ignore_nothing_when_all_none(capfd):
 
 
 def test_filter_removed_after_context(capfd):
-    reconfigure_logzero_to_stderr()
     capfd.readouterr()
 
     with ignore_log_msg(log, lvl="WARNING", msg="temp msg"):