diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index f7cf6faa9..f995d0f3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -89,5 +89,12 @@ def test_import_logging_once_per_module():
     stderr = result.stderr
 
     # Assert that each top-level import is logged only once
+    #for mod in ["json", "math", "io", "random"]:
+    #   assert stderr.count(f"importing: {mod}") == 1, f"Module '{mod}' logged multiple times or missing"
+
+    top_level_lines = [line for line in stderr.splitlines() if "test_utils_logcfg" in line]
+
     for mod in ["json", "math", "io", "random"]:
-        assert stderr.count(f"importing: {mod}") == 1, f"Module '{mod}' logged multiple times or missing"
+        count = sum(1 for line in top_level_lines if f"importing: {mod}" in line)
+        assert count == 1, f"Top-level import of '{mod}' logged {count} times"
+