diff --git a/beets/test/helper.py b/beets/test/helper.py
index 4a91a72612..acb6ad90ea 100644
--- a/beets/test/helper.py
+++ b/beets/test/helper.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def default_config_sources(cls) -> list[ConfigSource]:
         config.read(user=False, defaults=True)
 
         config["plugins"] = []
-        config["verbose"] = 1
+        config["verbose"] = 2
         config["ui"]["color"] = False
         config["threaded"] = False
         config["create_backup_before_migrations"] = False