diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e4795ce..d682a9f5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ variables:
   DB_HOST: localhost
   TEST_RECURSION_LIMIT: 10000
   CURRENT_DIR: "$(pwd)"
+  LOG_CONFIG: logging.test.conf
 
 test:
   stage: test
@@ -26,15 +27,14 @@ test:
     - cp -v conf/config.dev conf/config
     - sed -i "s;YOUR_AUR_ROOT;$(pwd);g" conf/config
     - ./docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh # Create mysql AUR_CONFIG.
-    - cp -vf logging.test.conf logging.conf # Put test logging config in place.
     - make -C po all install # Compile translations.
     - make -C doc # Compile asciidoc.
     - make -C test clean # Cleanup coverage.
   script:
     # Run sharness.
-    - make -C test sh # sharness tests use sqlite.
+    - make -C test sh
     # Run pytest.
-    - pytest # Run pytest suites.
+    - pytest
     - make -C test coverage # Produce coverage reports.
     - flake8 --count aurweb # Assert no flake8 violations in aurweb.
     - flake8 --count test # Assert no flake8 violations in test.
diff --git a/aurweb/logging.py b/aurweb/logging.py
index b205a296..116421e4 100644
--- a/aurweb/logging.py
+++ b/aurweb/logging.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import os
 
 import aurweb.config
 
+# For testing, users should set LOG_CONFIG=logging.test.conf
+# We test against various debug log output.
 aurwebdir = aurweb.config.get("options", "aurwebdir")
-config_path = os.path.join(aurwebdir, "logging.conf")
+log_config = os.environ.get("LOG_CONFIG", "logging.conf")
+config_path = os.path.join(aurwebdir, log_config)
 
 logging.config.fileConfig(config_path, disable_existing_loggers=False)
 logging.getLogger("root").addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
@@ -19,4 +22,5 @@ def get_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger:
     :param name: Logger name; typically `__name__`
     :returns: name's logging.Logger
     """
+
     return logging.getLogger(name)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ebc760d4..ecfe964f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ services:
     init: true
     environment:
       - AUR_CONFIG=conf/config.sqlite
+      - LOG_CONFIG=logging.test.conf
     entrypoint: /docker/sharness-entrypoint.sh
     command: /docker/scripts/run-sharness.sh
     stdin_open: true
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ services:
       - AUR_CONFIG=conf/config
       - TEST_RECURSION_LIMIT=${TEST_RECURSION_LIMIT}
       - PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR=/tmp_prometheus
+      - LOG_CONFIG=logging.test.conf
     entrypoint: /docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
     command: /docker/scripts/run-pytests.sh clean
     stdin_open: true
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ services:
       - AUR_CONFIG=conf/config
       - TEST_RECURSION_LIMIT=${TEST_RECURSION_LIMIT}
       - PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR=/tmp_prometheus
+      - LOG_CONFIG=logging.test.conf
     entrypoint: /docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
     command: /docker/scripts/run-tests.sh
     stdin_open: true
diff --git a/docker/sharness-entrypoint.sh b/docker/sharness-entrypoint.sh
index 3a1b244c..daa9edeb 100755
--- a/docker/sharness-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/sharness-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eou pipefail
 
-cp -vf logging.prod.conf logging.conf
-
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh b/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
index 5c3f1a1d..b3464256 100755
--- a/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eou pipefail
 
-# Set test logging.
-cp -vf "logging.test.conf" "logging.conf"
-
 # We use the root user for testing in Docker.
 # The test user must be able to create databases and drop them.
 aurweb-config set database user 'root'
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index b4ad8dfc..0d7a85e2 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ Logging
 -------
 
 Tests also require the `logging.test.conf` logging configuration
-file to be used. To prepare, you can override `logging.conf`:
+file to be used. You can specify the `LOG_CONFIG` environment
+variable to override:
 
-    $ cp -vf logging.test.conf logging.conf
+    $ export LOG_CONFIG=logging.test.conf
 
 `logging.test.conf` enables debug logging for the aurweb package,
 for which we run tests against.
@@ -85,9 +86,10 @@ Run tests from the project root.
 
     $ cd /path/to/aurweb
 
-Ensure you have the proper `AUR_CONFIG` exported:
+Ensure you have the proper `AUR_CONFIG` and `LOG_CONFIG` exported:
 
     $ export AUR_CONFIG=conf/config
+    $ export LOG_CONFIG=logging.test.conf
 
 To run `sharness` shell test suites (requires Arch Linux):