diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index db86c7822..d701671a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -49,32 +49,19 @@ def test_custom_log_outputs(levelname, logfunc, message, capsys):
 
 # Test subprocess: top-level import logs only once
 
-def test_import_logging_once_per_module():
-    code = textwrap.dedent("""
-        import sys
-        for m in ("math", "io", "random"):
-            sys.modules.pop(m, None)
-        from slic.utils.logcfg import *
-        import math
-        import io
-        import random
-    """)
- 
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".py", delete=False) as tmp:
-        tmp.write(code)
-        tmp_path = tmp.name
+def test_import_logging_once_per_module(caplog):
+    caplog.set_level("INFO")
 
-    env = os.environ.copy()
-    root_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
-    env["PYTHONPATH"] = root_path + os.pathsep + env.get("PYTHONPATH", "")
+    # Ensure modules are re-imported so the hook sees them
+    for m in ("math", "io", "random"):
+        sys.modules.pop(m, None)
 
-    result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, tmp_path], capture_output=True, text=True, env=env)
-    os.remove(tmp_path)
+    import math
+    import io
+    import random
 
-    assert result.returncode == 0, f"Script failed:\n{result.stderr}"
+    logs = [rec.message for rec in caplog.records]
 
-    output = result.stdout + result.stderr
-    lines = output.splitlines()
     for mod in ["math", "io", "random"]:
-        count = sum(1 for line in lines if f"importing: {mod}" in line)
-        assert count == 1, f"Expected 1 import log for '{mod}', found {count}"
+        count = sum(1 for msg in logs if f"importing: {mod}" in msg)
+        assert count == 1, f"Expected 1 import log for '{mod}', found {count}\nLogs: {logs}"
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