diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index a9c0e0554..fe26b7574 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     return ret
 
             logging.getLogger().setLevel(level)
+            # Don't set SQL logging
+            logging.getLogger("synapse.storage").setLevel(old_level)
             return orig()
 
     def assertObjectHasAttributes(self, attrs, obj):