diff --git a/tests/unit/engines/test_xpath.py b/tests/unit/engines/test_xpath.py
index 380dd1d6c..e80ef96e2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/engines/test_xpath.py
+++ b/tests/unit/engines/test_xpath.py
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 import mock
+
 from searx.engines import xpath
+from searx import logger
+
 from tests import SearxTestCase
 
+logger = logger.getChild('engines')
+
 
 class TestXpathEngine(SearxTestCase):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
     html = """
@@ -23,6 +28,9 @@ class TestXpathEngine(SearxTestCase):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
     </div>
     """
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        xpath.logger = logger.getChild('test_xpath')
+
     def test_request(self):
         xpath.search_url = 'https://url.com/{query}'
         xpath.categories = []