diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/LicensingTests.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/LicensingTests.java
index 8a62208e18e..65ce2777957 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/LicensingTests.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/LicensingTests.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestStatus;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.SecurityIntegTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.SecuritySettingsSource;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.junit.annotations.TestLogging;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.Netty4Plugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.Transport;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.TestXPackTransportClient;
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 
+@TestLogging("org.elasticsearch.cluster.service:TRACE,org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen:TRACE")
 public class LicensingTests extends SecurityIntegTestCase {
     public static final String ROLES =
             SecuritySettingsSource.DEFAULT_ROLE + ":\n" +