diff --git a/tardis/simulation/tests/test_simulation.py b/tardis/simulation/tests/test_simulation.py
index 688d4b98cb2..d960ac2f253 100644
--- a/tardis/simulation/tests/test_simulation.py
+++ b/tardis/simulation/tests/test_simulation.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def test_logging_config(atomic_data_fname, caplog, log_state, specific):
         "ERROR": logging.ERROR,
         "CRITICAL": logging.CRITICAL,
     }
+    caplog.clear()
     run_tardis(config=config, log_state=log_state, specific=specific)
     for record in caplog.records:
         if specific == True:
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ def test_logging_config_yaml(atomic_data_fname, caplog, log_state, specific):
         "ERROR": logging.ERROR,
         "CRITICAL": logging.CRITICAL,
     }
+    caplog.clear()
     run_tardis(config=config)
     for record in caplog.records:
         if specific == True: