diff --git a/test/test_app.rb b/test/test_app.rb
index 1c89c459..fe58010b 100644
--- a/test/test_app.rb
+++ b/test/test_app.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ class TestApp < Rails::Application
     config.eager_load = false
     config.secret_key_base = 'abc123'
   end
+
+  # Set up a logger to avoid creating a log directory on every run.
+  config.logger = Logger.new(nil)
 end
 
 TestApp.initialize!