diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index 1491f2e1e..840317c54 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ def setup_custom_levels():
     ("ENLARGE", lambda msg: log.enlarge(msg), "Please ENLARGE this!"),
 ])
 def test_custom_log_outputs(levelname, logfunc, message, capsys):
+    logzero.setup_default_logger()      
+    logcfg(levelname)                   
+
     logfunc(message)
     captured = capsys.readouterr().err
+
     assert message in captured, f"Expected message '{message}' not found in log"
     assert levelname in captured, f"Expected level '{levelname}' not present in log"
 
@@ -65,5 +69,5 @@ def test_import_logging_once_per_module():
     stderr = result.stderr
 
     for mod in ["json", "math", "io", "random"]:
-        count = sum(1 for line in top_level_lines if f"importing: {mod}" in line)
+        count = sum(1 for line in stderr if f"importing: {mod}" in line)
         assert count == 1, f"Expected 1 import log for '{mod}', found {count}"