diff --git a/elide-core/src/test/java/com/yahoo/elide/core/LifeCycleTest.java b/elide-core/src/test/java/com/yahoo/elide/core/LifeCycleTest.java
index b3abd54ca5..d4cdccefbf 100644
--- a/elide-core/src/test/java/com/yahoo/elide/core/LifeCycleTest.java
+++ b/elide-core/src/test/java/com/yahoo/elide/core/LifeCycleTest.java
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level;
-import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -139,9 +135,6 @@ public Class<?> lookupBoundClass(Class<?> objClass) {
         dictionary.bindTrigger(Book.class, OnUpdatePreSecurity.class, onUpdateImmediateCallback, true);
         dictionary.bindTrigger(Book.class, OnUpdatePostCommit.class, onUpdatePostCommitCallback, true);
         dictionary.bindTrigger(Author.class, OnUpdatePostCommit.class, onUpdatePostCommitAuthor, true);
-        // enable trace
-        Logger rootLogger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory().getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
-        rootLogger.setLevel(Level.TRACE);
     }
 
     @BeforeEach
diff --git a/elide-core/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/elide-core/src/test/resources/logback.xml
index 64f6e93ed6..aca4d9eca0 100644
--- a/elide-core/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/elide-core/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -6,14 +6,30 @@
   -->
 <configuration>
   <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+    <filter
+      class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.ThresholdFilter">
+      <level>INFO</level>
+    </filter>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%msg%n</pattern>
     </encoder>
   </appender>
+  <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
+    <file>target/trace.log</file>
+    <append>false</append>
+    <encoder>
+      <pattern>%msg%n</pattern>
+    </encoder>
+  </appender>
+  <appender name="ASYNC" class="ch.qos.logback.classic.AsyncAppender">
+    <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
+    <neverBlock>true</neverBlock>
+  </appender>
 
-  <logger name="com.yahoo.elide.graphql" level="DEBUG" />
+  <logger name="com.yahoo.elide" level="TRACE" />
 
   <root level="INFO">
     <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    <appender-ref ref="ASYNC" />
   </root>
 </configuration>