diff --git a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
index 1743d83b5..f19321d0c 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_logcfg.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import logging
 import logzero
-from logzero import setup_logger
 import pytest
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
 import os
 import sys
-import importlib
 import textwrap
 from logzero import logger as log
 from slic.utils.logcfg import add_log_Level, logcfg, setup_import_logging
-import slic.utils.logcfg as module
 
 # Set for all the tests
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
@@ -51,32 +48,31 @@ def test_custom_log_outputs(levelname, logfunc, message, capsys):
 
 
 # Test subprocess: top-level import logs only once
-def reset_imports():
-    """Reset sys.modules to a minimal safe state."""
-    keep = {"sys", "builtins", "importlib", "types", "warnings"}
-    for m in list(sys.modules.keys()):
-        if m not in keep:
-            sys.modules.pop(m, None)
 
-def test_import_logging_once_per_module(monkeypatch):
-    captured = []
-    monkeypatch.setattr(module.log, "trace", lambda msg: captured.append(msg))
+def test_import_logging_once_per_module():
+    code = textwrap.dedent("""
+        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
 
-    # Reset all imports except core ones
-    reset_imports()
+    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", "")
 
-    # Now import fresh modules
-    import importlib
-    for m in ("math", "io", "random"):
-        importlib.import_module(m)
+    result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, tmp_path], capture_output=True, text=True, env=env)
+    os.remove(tmp_path)
 
-    # Verify logs
-    for mod in ("math", "io", "random"):
-        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}"
-
-        importlib.import_module(m)
+    assert result.returncode == 0, f"Script failed:\n{result.stderr}"
 
+    stderr = result.stderr
+    print(stderr)
+    lines = stderr.splitlines()
     for mod in ["math", "io", "random"]:
-        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}"
\ No newline at end of file
+        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}"