diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index 401609265..ccd4a3df6 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ def setup_custom_levels():
     # Add custom levels
     add_log_Level(log, "LONG", logging.INFO + 5, func_name="long", color="cyan")
     add_log_Level(log, "ENLARGE", logging.INFO + 6, func_name="enlarge", color="green")
-    add_log_Level(log, "TRACE", logging.DEBUG - 1, func_name="trace", color="magenta")
     
-    logcfg("TRACE")  # Enable all levels >= TRACE
+    logcfg("LONG")  # Enable all levels >= LONG
 
 # Test: add_log_Level()
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("levelname, logfunc, message, ansi_color", [
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ def setup_custom_levels():
 def test_custom_levels_are_logged(levelname, logfunc, message, ansi_color, capsys):
     # Call the custom log function
     logfunc(message)
+    logzero.setup_default_logger(disable_colors=False)
     
     # Capture stderr where logzero outputs messages
     captured = capsys.readouterr().err
@@ -41,31 +41,27 @@ def test_custom_levels_are_logged(levelname, logfunc, message, ansi_color, capsy
     assert captured.strip().endswith(ANSI_RESET), "Missing ANSI reset code at end of log line"
 
 # Test: setup_import_logging()
-def test_import_logging_multiple_modules(capfd):
 
+def test_import_logging_multiple_modules(capfd):
+    add_log_Level(log, "TRACE", logging.DEBUG - 1, func_name="trace")
+    logcfg("TRACE")
     setup_import_logging()
 
-    # Perform imports 
     import json
     import math
     import io
-    import json   # Duplicate
-    import math   # Duplicate
     import random
-    import random # Duplicate
+    import json  # duplicate
+    import math # duplicate
+    import random # duplicate
 
-    # Capture stdout/stderr output
     out, err = capfd.readouterr()
 
-    # Expected modules to be logged once
     expected_imports = {"json", "math", "io", "random"}
     for mod in expected_imports:
-        assert f"importing: {mod}" in out, f"Missing import log for {mod}"
+        assert f"importing: {mod}" in err, f"Missing import log for {mod}"
 
-    # Check duplicates only logged once
-    assert out.count("importing: json") == 1
-    assert out.count("importing: math") == 1
-    assert out.count("importing: random") == 1
+    assert err.count("importing: json") == 1
+    assert err.count("importing: math") == 1
+    assert err.count("importing: random") == 1
 
-    # Check custom TRACE level is used
-    assert "TRACE" in out.upper()