diff --git a/autoinstrument/init.go b/autoinstrument/init.go
index f8d3cf52..725408ad 100644
--- a/autoinstrument/init.go
+++ b/autoinstrument/init.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.undefinedlabs.com/scopeagent"
 	"go.undefinedlabs.com/scopeagent/agent"
+	"go.undefinedlabs.com/scopeagent/env"
 	"go.undefinedlabs.com/scopeagent/instrumentation"
 	scopegocheck "go.undefinedlabs.com/scopeagent/instrumentation/gocheck"
 	scopetesting "go.undefinedlabs.com/scopeagent/instrumentation/testing"
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ func init() {
 			defer func() {
 				logOnError(runPatch.Patch())
 			}()
-			scopetesting.PatchTestingLogger()
-			defer scopetesting.UnpatchTestingLogger()
+			if env.ScopeInstrumentationTestingLogger.Value {
+				scopetesting.PatchTestingLogger()
+				defer scopetesting.UnpatchTestingLogger()
+			}
 			return scopeagent.Run(m, agent.WithGlobalPanicHandler())
 		})
 		logOnError(err)
diff --git a/env/vars.go b/env/vars.go
index c72b010f..376fad33 100644
--- a/env/vars.go
+++ b/env/vars.go
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ var (
 	ScopeRunnerIncludeBranches            = newSliceEnvVar(nil, "SCOPE_RUNNER_INCLUDE_BRANCHES")
 	ScopeRunnerExcludeBranches            = newSliceEnvVar(nil, "SCOPE_RUNNER_EXCLUDE_BRANCHES")
 	ScopeDependenciesIndirect             = newBooleanEnvVar(false, "SCOPE_DEPENDENCIES_INDIRECT")
+	ScopeInstrumentationTestingLogger     = newBooleanEnvVar(true, "`SCOPE_INSTRUMENTATION_TESTING_LOGGER`")
 )