diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
index a8b384a37..97ee16a19 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::EnableConsoleLogging()
 	std::copy(std::begin(pre_silence_settings), std::end(pre_silence_settings), std::begin(log_settings));
 }
 
-EQEmuLogSys *EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogDatabaseSettings()
+EQEmuLogSys *EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogDatabaseSettings(bool silent_load)
 {
 	InjectTablesIfNotExist();
 
@@ -699,6 +699,10 @@ EQEmuLogSys *EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogDatabaseSettings()
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	if (silent_load) {
+		SilenceConsoleLogging();
+	}
+
 	LogInfo("Loaded [{}] log categories", categories.size());
 
 	auto webhooks = DiscordWebhooksRepository::GetWhere(*m_database, fmt::format("id < {}", MAX_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_ID));
@@ -716,6 +720,10 @@ EQEmuLogSys *EQEmuLogSys::LoadLogDatabaseSettings()
 	log_settings[Logs::Info].log_to_file     = static_cast<uint8>(Logs::General);
 	log_settings[Logs::Info].log_to_console  = static_cast<uint8>(Logs::General);
 
+	if (silent_load) {
+		SilenceConsoleLogging();
+	}
+
 	return this;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.h b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
index 02bd89018..a82d19d72 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.h
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void CloseFileLogs();
 	EQEmuLogSys *LoadLogSettingsDefaults();
-	EQEmuLogSys *LoadLogDatabaseSettings();
+	EQEmuLogSys *LoadLogDatabaseSettings(bool silent_load = false);
 
 	/**
 	 * @param directory_name
diff --git a/zone/main.cpp b/zone/main.cpp
index ff68fd010..9e50ea0bd 100644
--- a/zone/main.cpp
+++ b/zone/main.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	LogSys.SetDatabase(&database)
 		->SetLogPath(path.GetLogPath())
-		->LoadLogDatabaseSettings()
+		->LoadLogDatabaseSettings(ZoneCLI::RanTestCommand(argc, argv))
 		->SetGMSayHandler(&Zone::GMSayHookCallBackProcess)
 		->StartFileLogs();