diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index b6d9e26ed9b1ee08526da4310b17055bbbf46b28..60b18602af7bb86aa44fc19535135b14aa23d250 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import              sys
 import              glob
 import              shutil
 import              tempfile
+import              logging
 import              contextlib
 import itertools as it
 import os.path   as op
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ from six import StringIO
 import fsl.data.image as fslimage
 
 
+logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
+
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def tempdir():