diff --git a/src/gateway/test-helpers.ts b/src/gateway/test-helpers.ts
index 3183793e7..6c4fe1a5c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/test-helpers.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { resolveMainSessionKeyFromConfig } from "../config/sessions.js";
 import { resetAgentRunContextForTest } from "../infra/agent-events.js";
 import { drainSystemEvents, peekSystemEvents } from "../infra/system-events.js";
 import { rawDataToString } from "../infra/ws.js";
+import { resetLogger, setLoggerOverride } from "../logging.js";
 import {
   GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES,
   GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES,
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ let tempHome: string | undefined;
 
 export function installGatewayTestHooks() {
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    setLoggerOverride({ level: "silent", consoleLevel: "silent" });
     previousHome = process.env.HOME;
     tempHome = await fs.mkdtemp(
       path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-gateway-home-"),
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ export function installGatewayTestHooks() {
   }, 60_000);
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    resetLogger();
     process.env.HOME = previousHome;
     if (tempHome) {
       await fs.rm(tempHome, {
diff --git a/src/logging.ts b/src/logging.ts
index af80b3c40..96e9a0fc1 100644
--- a/src/logging.ts
+++ b/src/logging.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function levelToMinLevel(level: Level): number {
 export function isFileLogLevelEnabled(level: LogLevel): boolean {
   const settings = cachedSettings ?? resolveSettings();
   if (!cachedSettings) cachedSettings = settings;
+  if (settings.level === "silent") return false;
   return levelToMinLevel(level) <= levelToMinLevel(settings.level);
 }
 
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ type SubsystemLogger = {
 };
 
 function shouldLogToConsole(level: Level, settings: ConsoleSettings): boolean {
+  if (settings.level === "silent") return false;
   const current = levelToMinLevel(level);
   const min = levelToMinLevel(settings.level);
   return current <= min;