diff --git a/eth/test/tests/common.sh b/eth/test/tests/common.sh
index 005fd317a3..74db073f73 100644
--- a/eth/test/tests/common.sh
+++ b/eth/test/tests/common.sh
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ function test_node {
 }
 
 function peer {
-  test_node $@ -loglevel 0 -maxpeer 1 -dial=false
+  test_node $@ -loglevel 5 -logfile debug.log -maxpeer 1 -dial=false
 }
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