diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
index 7191440466..01d160ec50 100644
--- a/.testr.conf
+++ b/.testr.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
+test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 OS_LOG_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
 test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
 test_list_option=--list
diff --git a/neutron/tests/base.py b/neutron/tests/base.py
index 3bb5a2e093..82fd051fa6 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/base.py
@@ -42,7 +42,15 @@ class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
             _level = logging.DEBUG
         else:
             _level = logging.INFO
-        self.useFixture(fixtures.FakeLogger(format=LOG_FORMAT, level=_level))
+        capture_logs = os.environ.get('OS_LOG_CAPTURE') in TRUE_STRING
+        if not capture_logs:
+            logging.basicConfig(format=LOG_FORMAT, level=_level)
+        self.log_fixture = self.useFixture(
+            fixtures.FakeLogger(
+                format=LOG_FORMAT,
+                level=_level,
+                nuke_handlers=capture_logs,
+            ))
 
         test_timeout = int(os.environ.get('OS_TEST_TIMEOUT', 0))
         if test_timeout == -1: