diff --git a/client/testing.go b/client/testing.go
index deb19eda2..bfeef18e4 100644
--- a/client/testing.go
+++ b/client/testing.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	consulApi "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/consul"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/fingerprint"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/command/agent/consul"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/shared/catalog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/shared/singleton"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface"
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ func TestClient(t testing.T, cb func(c *config.Config)) *Client {
 	}
 	conf.Options[fingerprint.TightenNetworkTimeoutsConfig] = "true"
 
+	logger := testlog.HCLogger(t)
+
 	// Set the plugin loaders
 	conf.PluginLoader = catalog.TestPluginLoader(t)
 	conf.PluginSingletonLoader = singleton.NewSingletonLoader(logger, conf.PluginLoader)