diff --git a/DistTestCore/AutoBootstrapDistTest.cs b/DistTestCore/AutoBootstrapDistTest.cs
index 28e9763..edf182f 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/AutoBootstrapDistTest.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/AutoBootstrapDistTest.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
 
         public override ICodexNodeGroup SetupCodexNodes(int numberOfNodes, Action<ICodexSetup> setup)
         {
-            var codexSetup = new CodexSetup(numberOfNodes);
+            var codexSetup = CreateCodexSetup(numberOfNodes);
             setup(codexSetup);
             codexSetup.WithBootstrapNode(BootstrapNode);
             return BringOnline(codexSetup);
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
         [SetUp]
         public void SetUpBootstrapNode()
         {
-            BootstrapNode = BringOnline(new CodexSetup(1)
-            {
-                LogLevel = Codex.CodexLogLevel.Trace
-            })[0];
+            BootstrapNode = BringOnline(CreateCodexSetup(1))[0];
         }
 
         protected IOnlineCodexNode BootstrapNode { get; private set; } = null!;
diff --git a/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexStartupConfig.cs b/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexStartupConfig.cs
index 9b3cb8a..b13512b 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexStartupConfig.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Codex/CodexStartupConfig.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ namespace DistTestCore.Codex
 {
     public class CodexStartupConfig
     {
+        public CodexStartupConfig(CodexLogLevel logLevel)
+        {
+            LogLevel = logLevel;
+        }
+
         public string? NameOverride { get; set; }
         public Location Location { get; set; }
-        public CodexLogLevel? LogLevel { get; set; }
+        public CodexLogLevel LogLevel { get; }
         public ByteSize? StorageQuota { get; set; }
         public bool MetricsEnabled { get; set; }
         public MarketplaceInitialConfig? MarketplaceConfig { get; set; }
diff --git a/DistTestCore/CodexSetup.cs b/DistTestCore/CodexSetup.cs
index 5b5f3c0..83c5b9b 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/CodexSetup.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/CodexSetup.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace DistTestCore
     {
         ICodexSetup WithName(string name);
         ICodexSetup At(Location location);
-        ICodexSetup WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel level);
         ICodexSetup WithBootstrapNode(IOnlineCodexNode node);
         ICodexSetup WithStorageQuota(ByteSize storageQuota);
         ICodexSetup EnableMetrics();
@@ -20,7 +19,8 @@ namespace DistTestCore
     {
         public int NumberOfNodes { get; }
 
-        public CodexSetup(int numberOfNodes)
+        public CodexSetup(int numberOfNodes, CodexLogLevel logLevel)
+            : base(logLevel)
         {
             NumberOfNodes = numberOfNodes;
         }
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ namespace DistTestCore
             return this;
         }
 
-        public ICodexSetup WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel level)
-        {
-            LogLevel = level;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         public ICodexSetup WithStorageQuota(ByteSize storageQuota)
         {
             StorageQuota = storageQuota;
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
 
         private IEnumerable<string> DescribeArgs()
         {
-            if (LogLevel != null) yield return $"LogLevel={LogLevel}";
+            yield return $"LogLevel={LogLevel}";
             if (BootstrapSpr != null) yield return $"BootstrapNode={BootstrapSpr}";
             if (StorageQuota != null) yield return $"StorageQuote={StorageQuota}";
         }
diff --git a/DistTestCore/Configuration.cs b/DistTestCore/Configuration.cs
index ee01559..ac7d470 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Configuration.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Configuration.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using KubernetesWorkflow;
+using DistTestCore.Codex;
+using KubernetesWorkflow;
 
 namespace DistTestCore
 {
@@ -28,5 +29,10 @@ namespace DistTestCore
         {
             return "TestDataFiles";
         }
+
+        public CodexLogLevel GetCodexLogLevel()
+        {
+            return CodexLogLevel.Trace;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs b/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
index 4ca7e3b..bf4d59f 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
 
         public virtual ICodexNodeGroup SetupCodexNodes(int numberOfNodes, Action<ICodexSetup> setup)
         {
-            var codexSetup = new CodexSetup(numberOfNodes);
+            var codexSetup = CreateCodexSetup(numberOfNodes);
 
             setup(codexSetup);
 
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ namespace DistTestCore
             GetTestLog().Debug(msg);
         }
 
+        protected CodexSetup CreateCodexSetup(int numberOfNodes)
+        {
+            return new CodexSetup(numberOfNodes, configuration.GetCodexLogLevel());
+        }
+
         private TestLifecycle Get()
         {
             lock (lifecycleLock)
diff --git a/LongTests/BasicTests/LargeFileTests.cs b/LongTests/BasicTests/LargeFileTests.cs
index 63b33f5..3149ee3 100644
--- a/LongTests/BasicTests/LargeFileTests.cs
+++ b/LongTests/BasicTests/LargeFileTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using DistTestCore;
-using DistTestCore.Codex;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
 namespace TestsLong.BasicTests
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ namespace TestsLong.BasicTests
         public void OneClientLargeFileTest()
         {
             var primary = SetupCodexNode(s => s
-                                .WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Warn)
                                 .WithStorageQuota(20.GB()));
 
             var testFile = GenerateTestFile(10.GB());
diff --git a/LongTests/BasicTests/TestInfraTests.cs b/LongTests/BasicTests/TestInfraTests.cs
index 0b5e640..9b3111f 100644
--- a/LongTests/BasicTests/TestInfraTests.cs
+++ b/LongTests/BasicTests/TestInfraTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using DistTestCore;
-using DistTestCore.Codex;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
 namespace TestsLong.BasicTests
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ namespace TestsLong.BasicTests
         public void DownloadConsistencyTest()
         {
             var primary = SetupCodexNode(s => s
-                            .WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace)
                             .WithStorageQuota(2.MB()));
 
             var testFile = GenerateTestFile(1.MB());
diff --git a/Tests/BasicTests/ExampleTests.cs b/Tests/BasicTests/ExampleTests.cs
index 6951433..3a4884c 100644
--- a/Tests/BasicTests/ExampleTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/BasicTests/ExampleTests.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Tests.BasicTests
         [Test]
         public void CodexLogExample()
         {
-            var primary = SetupCodexNode(s => s.WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace));
+            var primary = SetupCodexNode();
 
             primary.UploadFile(GenerateTestFile(5.MB()));
 
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace Tests.BasicTests
             var buyerInitialBalance = 1000.TestTokens();
 
             var seller = SetupCodexNode(s => s
-                            .WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace)
                             .WithStorageQuota(11.GB())
                             .EnableMarketplace(sellerInitialBalance));
 
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ namespace Tests.BasicTests
             var testFile = GenerateTestFile(10.MB());
 
             var buyer = SetupCodexNode(s => s
-                .WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace)
                 .WithBootstrapNode(seller)
                 .EnableMarketplace(buyerInitialBalance));
             
diff --git a/Tests/DurabilityTests/DurabilityTests.cs b/Tests/DurabilityTests/DurabilityTests.cs
index 008799b..1267400 100644
--- a/Tests/DurabilityTests/DurabilityTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/DurabilityTests/DurabilityTests.cs
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ namespace Tests.DurabilityTests
         [Test]
         public void DataRetentionTest()
         {
-            var bootstrapNode = SetupCodexBootstrapNode(s => s.WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace));
+            var bootstrapNode = SetupCodexBootstrapNode();
 
-            var startGroup = SetupCodexNodes(2, s => s.WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace).WithBootstrapNode(bootstrapNode));
-            var finishGroup = SetupCodexNodes(10, s => s.WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace).WithBootstrapNode(bootstrapNode));
+            var startGroup = SetupCodexNodes(2, s => s.WithBootstrapNode(bootstrapNode));
+            var finishGroup = SetupCodexNodes(10, s => s.WithBootstrapNode(bootstrapNode));
 
             var file = GenerateTestFile(10.MB());
 
diff --git a/Tests/PeerDiscoveryTests/PeerDiscoveryTests.cs b/Tests/PeerDiscoveryTests/PeerDiscoveryTests.cs
index 66c5ad6..41b0a66 100644
--- a/Tests/PeerDiscoveryTests/PeerDiscoveryTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/PeerDiscoveryTests/PeerDiscoveryTests.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Tests.PeerDiscoveryTests
         {
             for (var i = 0; i < numberOfStages; i++)
             {
-                SetupCodexNodes(numberOfNodes, s => s.WithLogLevel(CodexLogLevel.Trace));
+                SetupCodexNodes(numberOfNodes);
 
                 AssertAllNodesConnected();
             }