diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestHandler.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestHandler.java
index 84ca23784f7ec..c810bbb68ce9f 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestHandler.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestHandler.java
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 
 import io.quarkus.builder.BuildResult;
+import io.quarkus.dev.console.QuarkusConsole;
 
 public class TestHandler implements BiConsumer<Object, BuildResult> {
     @Override
     public void accept(Object o, BuildResult buildResult) {
+        QuarkusConsole.start();
         TestSupport.instance().get().start();
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestTracingProcessor.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestTracingProcessor.java
index a267151241fa9..502a21101d3a0 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestTracingProcessor.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/dev/testing/TestTracingProcessor.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ LogCleanupFilterBuildItem handle() {
     }
 
     @BuildStep(onlyIf = IsDevelopment.class)
+    @Produce(TestSetupBuildItem.class)
     void setupConsole(TestConfig config, BuildProducer<TestListenerBuildItem> testListenerBuildItemBuildProducer) {
         if (!TestSupport.instance().isPresent() || config.continuousTesting == TestConfig.Mode.DISABLED
                 || config.flatClassPath) {