diff --git a/test/topology/pytest.ini b/test/topology/pytest.ini
index 572da80da3..b30709fa23 100644
--- a/test/topology/pytest.ini
+++ b/test/topology/pytest.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# Pytest configuration file. If we don't have one in this directory,
-# pytest will look for one in our ancestor directories, and may find
-# something irrelevant. So we should have one here, even if empty.
 [pytest]
-# Use shared fixtures from the parent dir
-addopts = --confcutdir ..
 asyncio_mode = auto
+
+log_cli = true
+log_format = %(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s
+log_date_format = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/test/topology_raft_disabled/pytest.ini b/test/topology_raft_disabled/pytest.ini
index 572da80da3..972b9e1665 100644
--- a/test/topology_raft_disabled/pytest.ini
+++ b/test/topology_raft_disabled/pytest.ini
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # pytest will look for one in our ancestor directories, and may find
 # something irrelevant. So we should have one here, even if empty.
 [pytest]
-# Use shared fixtures from the parent dir
-addopts = --confcutdir ..
 asyncio_mode = auto
+
+log_cli = true
+log_format = %(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s
+log_date_format = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S