diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index f995d0f3f..a2e3e3cb2 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ def test_import_logging_once_per_module():
     #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]
+    top_level_lines = [
+        line for line in stderr.splitlines()
+        if "importing:" in line and "logcfg.py" not in line and "site-packages" not in line
+    ]
 
     for mod in ["json", "math", "io", "random"]:
         count = sum(1 for line in top_level_lines if f"importing: {mod}" in line)