diff --git a/swh/web/settings/tests.py b/swh/web/settings/tests.py
index 6a9c71014..15edebc48 100644
--- a/swh/web/settings/tests.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/tests.py
@@ -1,82 +1,85 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2018  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 # flake8: noqa
 
 """
 Django tests settings for swh-web.
 """
 
 import os
 
 from swh.web.config import get_config
 
 scope1_limiter_rate = 3
 scope1_limiter_rate_post = 1
 scope2_limiter_rate = 5
 scope2_limiter_rate_post = 2
 scope3_limiter_rate = 1
 scope3_limiter_rate_post = 1
 
 swh_web_config = get_config()
 
 swh_web_config.update({
     'debug': True,
     'secret_key': 'test',
     'throttling': {
         'cache_uri': None,
         'scopes': {
             'swh_api': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '60/min'
                 },
                 'exempted_networks': ['127.0.0.0/8']
             },
             'swh_vault_cooking': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '120/h',
                     'GET': '60/m'
                 },
                 'exempted_networks': ['127.0.0.0/8']
             },
             'swh_save_origin': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '120/h',
                     'POST': '10/h'
                 },
                 'exempted_networks': ['127.0.0.0/8']
             },
             'scope1': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '%s/min' % scope1_limiter_rate,
                     'POST': '%s/min' % scope1_limiter_rate_post,
                 }
             },
             'scope2': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '%s/min' % scope2_limiter_rate,
                     'POST': '%s/min' % scope2_limiter_rate_post
                 }
             },
             'scope3': {
                 'limiter_rate': {
                     'default': '%s/min' % scope3_limiter_rate,
                     'POST': '%s/min' % scope3_limiter_rate_post
                 },
                 'exempted_networks': ['127.0.0.0/8']
             }
         }
     }
 })
 
 from .common import *
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS += ['testserver']
 
 # As nose is used as a test runner, we cannot benefit from the in-memory
 # django test database used when running tests through '$ python3 manage.py test'.
 # So instead use a different database file that will be created on the fly
 # when running the tests.
 DATABASES['default']['NAME'] = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, 'testdb.sqlite3')
+
+# Silent DEBUG output when running unit tests
+LOGGING['handlers']['console']['level'] = 'INFO'