diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index 3066b669f..6cc0e395a 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import logzero
-from logzero import logger
+from logzero import setup_logger
 import pytest
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
@@ -50,18 +50,17 @@ def test_custom_log_outputs(levelname, logfunc, message, capsys):
 
 # Test subprocess: top-level import logs only once
 
-def test_import_logging_once_per_module(caplog):
-    caplog.set_level("TRACE")
+def test_import_logging_once_per_module(monkeypatch):
+    captured = []
 
-    # Attach a logging handler so caplog can see logzero logs
-    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-    logger.addHandler(handler)
+    # Replace the trace method with a capturing lambda
+    monkeypatch.setattr(logcfg.log, "trace", lambda msg: captured.append(msg))
 
-    import sys, importlib
+    # Force re-import so the hook is triggered
     for m in ("math", "io", "random"):
         sys.modules.pop(m, None)
         importlib.import_module(m)
 
-    logs = [rec.message for rec in caplog.records]
     for mod in ["math", "io", "random"]:
-        assert any(f"importing: {mod}" in msg for msg in logs), logs
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+        matches = [msg for msg in captured if f"importing: {mod}" in msg]
+        assert len(matches) == 1, f"Expected 1 log for {mod}, got {len(matches)}; captured={captured}"
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