diff --git a/bramble-api/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/test/BrambleTestCase.java b/bramble-api/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/test/BrambleTestCase.java
index 4467f2f47..9fae78043 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/test/BrambleTestCase.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/test/BrambleTestCase.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.test;
 
 import java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.OFF;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 public abstract class BrambleTestCase {
@@ -15,7 +13,5 @@ public abstract class BrambleTestCase {
 			fail();
 		};
 		Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(fail);
-		// Disable logging
-		Logger.getLogger("").setLevel(OFF);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabasePerformanceTest.java b/bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabasePerformanceTest.java
index 840af855c..7cde0a233 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabasePerformanceTest.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabasePerformanceTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import static java.util.logging.Level.OFF;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.SyncConstants.MAX_MESSAGE_IDS;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.ValidationManager.State.DELIVERED;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.deleteTestDirectory;
@@ -112,6 +114,11 @@ public abstract class DatabasePerformanceTest extends BrambleTestCase {
 	protected abstract void benchmark(String name,
 			BenchmarkTask<Database<Connection>> task) throws Exception;
 
+	DatabasePerformanceTest() {
+		// Disable logging
+		Logger.getLogger("").setLevel(OFF);
+	}
+
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
 		assertTrue(testDir.mkdirs());