diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index f01650ebd5..9a03ff7fc7 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	glog.SetV(6)
+	glog.SetToStderr(true)
+}
+
 var (
 	testdb, _   = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	testKey, _  = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")