diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-test.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-test.yml
index 708ebab94c..a090f6dd59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-test.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
           SQLX_OFFLINE: true
           DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:changeme@localhost:5432/windmill
           DISABLE_EMBEDDING: true
-          RUST_LOG: info
+          RUST_LOG: "off"
           RUST_LOG_STYLE: never
           CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: true
           WMDEBUG_FORCE_V0_WORKSPACE_DEPENDENCIES: 1
diff --git a/backend/tests/apps.rs b/backend/tests/apps.rs
index 1f10116549..08b29d71fa 100644
--- a/backend/tests/apps.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/apps.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ fn new_app(path: &str, summary: &str) -> serde_json::Value {
 
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
 async fn test_app_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
     let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
     let port = server.addr.port();
     let base = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/apps");
diff --git a/backend/tests/flows.rs b/backend/tests/flows.rs
index 83aa596f5f..d1eb1f9e21 100644
--- a/backend/tests/flows.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/flows.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ fn new_flow(path: &str, summary: &str) -> serde_json::Value {
 
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
 async fn test_flow_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
     let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
     let port = server.addr.port();
     let base = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/flows");
diff --git a/backend/tests/resources.rs b/backend/tests/resources.rs
index da1f5a2f0c..77e215af54 100644
--- a/backend/tests/resources.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/resources.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ async fn authed_get(port: u16, endpoint: &str, path: &str) -> reqwest::Response
 
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "resources_test"))]
 async fn test_resource_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
     let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
     let port = server.addr.port();
     let base = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/resources");
@@ -380,8 +381,10 @@ async fn test_resource_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "mcp")]
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "resources_test"))]
 async fn test_mcp_tools(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
     let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
     let port = server.addr.port();
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/scripts.rs b/backend/tests/scripts.rs
index 377b448f91..873320d089 100644
--- a/backend/tests/scripts.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/scripts.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ fn new_script(path: &str, summary: &str, content: &str) -> serde_json::Value {
 
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base"))]
 async fn test_script_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
     let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
     let port = server.addr.port();
     let base = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/scripts");
diff --git a/backend/tests/variables.rs b/backend/tests/variables.rs
index efe5ce6ecc..22892e522a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/variables.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/variables.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ async fn authed_get(port: u16, endpoint: &str, path: &str) -> reqwest::Response
 
 #[sqlx::test(fixtures("base", "variables_test"))]
 async fn test_variable_endpoints(db: Pool<Postgres>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    initialize_tracing().await;
     let server = ApiServer::start(db.clone()).await?;
     let port = server.addr.port();
     let base = format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/w/test-workspace/variables");