diff --git a/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_pre_registration.py b/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_pre_registration.py
index 498c9575e4..cb4bcd8ed9 100644
--- a/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_pre_registration.py
+++ b/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_pre_registration.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from openforms.submissions.constants import PostSubmissionEvents
 from openforms.submissions.tasks.registration import pre_registration
 from openforms.submissions.tests.factories import SubmissionFactory
+from openforms.utils.tests.logging import ensure_logger_level
 
 
 class PreRegistrationTests(TestCase):
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ def test_retry_after_too_many_attempts_skips(self, m_get_solo):
             patch(
                 "openforms.registrations.contrib.zgw_apis.plugin.ZGWRegistration.pre_register_submission"
             ) as mock_pre_register,
+            ensure_logger_level("DEBUG"),
             self.assertLogs(level="DEBUG") as logs,
         ):
             pre_registration(submission.id, PostSubmissionEvents.on_retry)
diff --git a/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_registration_hook.py b/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_registration_hook.py
index 96cd41f51c..8ef7341c74 100644
--- a/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_registration_hook.py
+++ b/src/openforms/registrations/tests/test_registration_hook.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from openforms.logging.models import TimelineLogProxy
 from openforms.submissions.constants import PostSubmissionEvents, RegistrationStatuses
 from openforms.submissions.tests.factories import SubmissionFactory
+from openforms.utils.tests.logging import ensure_logger_level
 
 from ..base import BasePlugin
 from ..exceptions import RegistrationFailed
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ def register_submission(self, submission, options):
 
             with self.subTest("on retry"):
                 with (
+                    ensure_logger_level("DEBUG"),
                     self.assertRaises(RegistrationFailed),
                     self.assertLogs(level="DEBUG") as logs,
                 ):
diff --git a/src/openforms/submissions/tests/test_post_submission_event.py b/src/openforms/submissions/tests/test_post_submission_event.py
index a62cec967a..e770887e10 100644
--- a/src/openforms/submissions/tests/test_post_submission_event.py
+++ b/src/openforms/submissions/tests/test_post_submission_event.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from openforms.forms.tests.factories import FormDefinitionFactory
 from openforms.payments.constants import PaymentStatus
 from openforms.payments.tests.factories import SubmissionPaymentFactory
+from openforms.utils.tests.logging import ensure_logger_level
 
 from ..constants import PostSubmissionEvents
 from ..models import SubmissionReport
@@ -1058,6 +1059,7 @@ def test_payment_required_and_not_should_wait_for_registration(self):
                 "openforms.registrations.tasks.GlobalConfiguration.get_solo",
                 return_value=GlobalConfiguration(wait_for_payment_to_register=True),
             ),
+            ensure_logger_level("DEBUG"),
             LogCapture() as logs,
         ):
             on_post_submission_event(submission.id, PostSubmissionEvents.on_completion)
diff --git a/src/openforms/utils/tests/logging.py b/src/openforms/utils/tests/logging.py
index 8966c4600b..f37fd235c5 100644
--- a/src/openforms/utils/tests/logging.py
+++ b/src/openforms/utils/tests/logging.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import logging
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Iterator
 
 from django.test.utils import TestContextDecorator
 
@@ -9,3 +11,23 @@ def enable(self):
 
     def disable(self):
         logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def ensure_logger_level(level: str = "INFO", name="openforms") -> Iterator[None]:
+    """
+    Set the (minimum) level for a given logger.
+
+    Base or individual settings may tweak the log level to reduce the overload for the
+    developer, but this affects tests that verify that log records are "written" by
+    application code for a certain log level.
+
+    This context manager allows you to pin the log level for a given text, irrespective
+    of individual preferences/developer settings.
+    """
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+    original_level = logger.getEffectiveLevel()
+
+    logger.setLevel(logging._nameToLevel[level])
+    yield
+    logger.setLevel(original_level)