diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/CodexStartupConfig.cs b/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/CodexStartupConfig.cs
index 971dd2c..709fad9 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/CodexStartupConfig.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/CodexStartupConfig.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace CodexPlugin
         public string? NameOverride { get; set; }
         public ILocation Location { get; set; } = KnownLocations.UnspecifiedLocation;
         public CodexLogLevel LogLevel { get; set; }
-        public CodexLogCustomTopics? CustomTopics { get; set; }
+        public CodexLogCustomTopics? CustomTopics { get; set; } = new CodexLogCustomTopics(CodexLogLevel.Warn, CodexLogLevel.Warn);
         public ByteSize? StorageQuota { get; set; }
         public bool MetricsEnabled { get; set; }
         public MarketplaceInitialConfig? MarketplaceConfig { get; set; }
diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/MarketplaceAccess.cs b/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/MarketplaceAccess.cs
index 3a40f1c..9edea6e 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/MarketplaceAccess.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/CodexPlugin/MarketplaceAccess.cs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace CodexPlugin
 
                 if (DateTime.UtcNow - waitStart > timeout)
                 {
-                    FrameworkAssert.Fail($"Contract did not reach '{desiredState}' within timeout. {statusJson}");
+                    FrameworkAssert.Fail($"Contract did not reach '{desiredState}' within {Time.FormatDuration(timeout)} timeout. {statusJson}");
                 }
             }
             log.Log($"Contract '{desiredState}'.");