diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0a3607c..7a5e100 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: workflow.pacta
 Title: Run PACTA
-Version: 0.0.0.9011
+Version: 0.0.0.9012
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "CJ",
              family = "Yetman",
diff --git a/tests/testthat/setup.R b/tests/testthat/setup.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00770a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/setup.R
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## save current settings so that we can reset later
+
+## Logger Settings
+# Set threshold to OFF, and capture previous state
+logger_threshold <- logger::log_threshold("OFF")
+
+## Tear down function
+withr::defer(
+  expr = {
+    logger::log_threshold(logger_threshold)
+  },
+  envir = teardown_env()
+)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-analysis_prechecks.R b/tests/testthat/test-analysis_prechecks.R
index 0fd5b90..150afd5 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-analysis_prechecks.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-analysis_prechecks.R
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-## save current settings so that we can reset later
-threshold <- logger::log_threshold()
-appender  <- logger::log_appender()
-layout    <- logger::log_layout()
-on.exit({
-  ## reset logger settings
-  logger::log_threshold(threshold)
-  logger::log_layout(layout)
-  logger::log_appender(appender)
-})
-
-logger::log_appender(logger::appender_stdout)
-logger::log_threshold(logger::FATAL)
-logger::log_layout(logger::layout_simple)
-
 test_that("audit_prechecks works when all files are present", {
   pacta_data_dir <- withr::local_tempdir()
   filenames <- c(
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-audit_prechecks.R b/tests/testthat/test-audit_prechecks.R
index 500b43e..60f2054 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-audit_prechecks.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-audit_prechecks.R
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-## save current settings so that we can reset later
-threshold <- logger::log_threshold()
-appender  <- logger::log_appender()
-layout    <- logger::log_layout()
-on.exit({
-  ## reset logger settings
-  logger::log_threshold(threshold)
-  logger::log_layout(layout)
-  logger::log_appender(appender)
-})
-
-logger::log_appender(logger::appender_stdout)
-logger::log_threshold(logger::FATAL)
-logger::log_layout(logger::layout_simple)
-
 test_that("audit_prechecks works when all files are present", {
   pacta_data_dir <- withr::local_tempdir()
   filenames <- c(
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-calc_weights_prechecks.R b/tests/testthat/test-calc_weights_prechecks.R
index 1e3ba9e..e224ce3 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-calc_weights_prechecks.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-calc_weights_prechecks.R
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-## save current settings so that we can reset later
-threshold <- logger::log_threshold()
-appender  <- logger::log_appender()
-layout    <- logger::log_layout()
-on.exit({
-  ## reset logger settings
-  logger::log_threshold(threshold)
-  logger::log_layout(layout)
-  logger::log_appender(appender)
-})
-
-logger::log_appender(logger::appender_stdout)
-logger::log_threshold(logger::FATAL)
-logger::log_layout(logger::layout_simple)
-
 test_that("audit_prechecks works when all files are present", {
   data_dir <- withr::local_tempdir()
   filenames <- c(