diff --git a/raft_test.go b/raft_test.go
index 1e7a2452d..1fee1adb7 100644
--- a/raft_test.go
+++ b/raft_test.go
@@ -760,6 +760,11 @@ func TestRaft_RemovedFollower_Vote(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(c.propagateTimeout)
 
 	// wait for the remaining follower to trigger an election
+	count := 0
+	for follower.getState() != Candidate && count < 1000 {
+		count++
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
 	require.Equal(t, Candidate, follower.getState())
 
 	// send a vote request from the removed follower to the Candidate follower
diff --git a/testing.go b/testing.go
index 1dd61b94c..9620311da 100644
--- a/testing.go
+++ b/testing.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func newTestLogger(t *testing.T) hclog.Logger {
 // the logs only appear when a test fails.
 func newTestLoggerWithPrefix(t *testing.T, prefix string) hclog.Logger {
 	if testing.Verbose() {
-		return hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{Name: prefix})
+		return hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{Name: prefix, Level: 2})
 	}
 
 	return hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{