diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index 5194580dc..1980282dc 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 		nmtst_reexec_sudo ();
 
 #ifdef REQUIRE_ROOT_TESTS
-		g_message ("Fail test: requires root privileges (%s)", program);
+		g_print ("Fail test: requires root privileges (%s)\n", program);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 #else
-		g_message ("Skipping test: requires root privileges (%s)", program);
+		g_print ("Skipping test: requires root privileges (%s)\n", program);
 		return 77;
 #endif
 	}
diff --git a/src/tests/test-route-manager.c b/src/tests/test-route-manager.c
index 9b4f6d800..ab1faeb9f 100644
--- a/src/tests/test-route-manager.c
+++ b/src/tests/test-route-manager.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ fixture_teardown (test_fixture *fixture, gconstpointer user_data)
 void
 init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv)
 {
-	nmtst_init_with_logging (argc, argv, NULL, "ALL");
+	nmtst_init_assert_logging (argc, argv, "WARN", "ALL");
 }
 
 void