diff --git a/test/rpc/test.c b/test/rpc/test.c
index 46cabc101..44812042b 100644
--- a/test/rpc/test.c
+++ b/test/rpc/test.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int main()
 	req.opts->images_dir_fd		= dir_fd;
 	req.opts->has_shell_job		= true;
 	req.opts->shell_job		= true;
+	req.opts->has_log_level		= true;
 	req.opts->log_level		= 4;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/test/rpc/test.py b/test/rpc/test.py
index dcae3d112..5c30ef241 100755
--- a/test/rpc/test.py
+++ b/test/rpc/test.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ req			= rpc.criu_req()
 req.type		= rpc.DUMP
 req.opts.leave_running	= True
 req.opts.shell_job	= True
+req.opts.log_level	= 4
 
 if not os.path.exists('imgs_py'):
 	os.makedirs('imgs_py')