diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_config.c b/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
index 7eb510b0..b1fdb51e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern LIBSSH_THREAD int ssh_log_level;
 static int setup_config_files(void **state)
 {
     ssh_session session;
+    int verbosity;
 
     unlink(LIBSSH_TESTCONFIG1);
     unlink(LIBSSH_TESTCONFIG2);
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ static int setup_config_files(void **state)
                         "");
 
     session = ssh_new();
+
+    verbosity = torture_libssh_verbosity();
+    ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_LOG_VERBOSITY, &verbosity);
+
     *state = session;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_options.c b/tests/unittests/torture_options.c
index be844810..06a12e81 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_options.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_options.c
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@
 
 static int setup(void **state)
 {
-    ssh_session session = ssh_new();
+    ssh_session session;
+    int verbosity;
+
+    session = ssh_new();
+
+    verbosity = torture_libssh_verbosity();
+    ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_LOG_VERBOSITY, &verbosity);
+
     *state = session;
 
     return 0;