diff --git a/util/src/lib.rs b/util/src/lib.rs
index 6b078ac7..e2e7ace6 100644
--- a/util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern crate serde_derive;
 
 // Logging related
 pub mod logger;
-pub use logger::{LOGGER, init_logger};
+pub use logger::{LOGGER, init_logger, init_test_logger};
 
 pub mod types;
 pub use types::LoggingConfig;
diff --git a/util/src/logger.rs b/util/src/logger.rs
index 1a38d173..51d2764b 100644
--- a/util/src/logger.rs
+++ b/util/src/logger.rs
@@ -89,3 +89,15 @@ pub fn init_logger(config: Option<LoggingConfig>) {
 		*was_init_ref = true;
 	}
 }
+
+/// Initializes the logger for unit and integration tests
+pub fn init_test_logger() {
+  let mut was_init_ref = WAS_INIT.lock().unwrap();
+	if was_init_ref {
+		return;
+	}
+  let mut config_ref = LOGGING_CONFIG.lock().unwrap();
+  *config_ref = LoggingConfig::default();
+  *was_init_ref = true;
+}
+