diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d87d4a3b1..50829caab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Test Suite
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+      HELIX_LOG_LEVEL: info
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index 886b531be..f3aa955f1 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ pub struct Application {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "integration")]
 fn setup_integration_logging() {
+    let level = std::env::var("HELIX_LOG_LEVEL")
+        .map(|lvl| lvl.parse().unwrap())
+        .unwrap_or(log::LevelFilter::Info);
+
     // Separate file config so we can include year, month and day in file logs
     let _ = fern::Dispatch::new()
         .format(|out, message, record| {
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ fn setup_integration_logging() {
                 message
             ))
         })
-        .level(log::LevelFilter::Debug)
+        .level(level)
         .chain(std::io::stdout())
         .apply();
 }