diff --git a/pkg/dryrun/cmd.go b/pkg/dryrun/cmd.go
index 2d41a1b0..4deb8cdc 100644
--- a/pkg/dryrun/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/dryrun/cmd.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type DryRunner struct {
 	statusPath    string
 	desiredStatus string
 	mappingsPath  string
-	logPath       string
+	LogPath       string
 	noColors      bool
 	fullDiffs     bool
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dryrun/dryrun.go b/pkg/dryrun/dryrun.go
index ed714b7c..018cd3ca 100644
--- a/pkg/dryrun/dryrun.go
+++ b/pkg/dryrun/dryrun.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (d *DryRunner) readInputResources(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (
 // setupLogs configures klog and the controller-runtime logger to send logs to the
 // path defined in the configuration. If that option is empty, logs will be discarded.
 func (d *DryRunner) setupLogs() error {
-	if d.logPath == "" {
+	if d.LogPath == "" {
 		klog.SetLogger(logr.Discard())
 		runtime.SetLogger(logr.Discard())
 
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ func (d *DryRunner) setupLogs() error {
 	z := zaputil.NewFlagConfig()
 	cfg := z.GetConfig()
 
-	cfg.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.Level(-1))
+	cfg.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.Level(-2))
 	cfg.Encoding = "console"
-	cfg.OutputPaths = []string{d.logPath}
+	cfg.OutputPaths = []string{d.LogPath}
 
 	ctrlZap, err := cfg.Build()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/dryrun/utils.go b/test/dryrun/utils.go
index 557f4ab3..ebd65101 100644
--- a/test/dryrun/utils.go
+++ b/test/dryrun/utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
 	"io/fs"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ func Run(testFiles embed.FS) func(t *testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Helper()
 
-		d := dryrun.DryRunner{}
+		d := dryrun.DryRunner{
+			LogPath: os.Stdout.Name(),
+		}
 		cmd := d.GetCmd()
 
 		testout := bytes.Buffer{}