diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index dcb36468a..14d1a5b51 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -23,16 +23,30 @@ def setup_custom_levels():
     ("LONG", lambda msg: log.long(msg), "This is a LONG message"),
     ("ENLARGE", lambda msg: log.enlarge(msg), "Please ENLARGE this!"),
 ])
+import logging
+from logzero import logger as log
+import logzero
+import sys
+
 def test_custom_log_outputs(levelname, logfunc, message, capsys):
-    logzero.setup_logger(stream=sys.stderr)     
-    logcfg(levelname)                   
-    print("logger level:", log.level)
+    # Remove all handlers to avoid duplicate logs
+    for h in log.handlers[:]:
+        log.removeHandler(h)
+
+    # Create a new handler that logs to stderr
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+    formatter = logzero.LogFormatter()
+    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    log.addHandler(handler)
+
+    logcfg(levelname)
+
+    # Call and capture
     logfunc(message)
     captured = capsys.readouterr().err
 
     print("Captured stderr:", repr(captured))
 
-
     assert message in captured, f"Expected message '{message}' not found in log"
     assert levelname in captured, f"Expected level '{levelname}' not present in log"