diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a4b00ef92d..0fa3385f08 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ if(ENABLE_MPI)
       NAME tiledarray/unit/run-np-${p}
       COMMAND ${MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE} ${MPIEXEC_NUMPROC_FLAG} ${p}
         ${MPIEXEC_PREFLAGS}
-        $<TARGET_FILE:${executable}> --log_level=warning --show-progress ${${executable}_np_${p}_args}
+        $<TARGET_FILE:${executable}> --log_level=unit_scope ${${executable}_np_${p}_args}
         ${MPIEXEC_POSTFLAGS}
       )
     set_tests_properties(tiledarray/unit/run-np-${p}
diff --git a/tests/ta_test.cpp b/tests/ta_test.cpp
index 8e2bc45705..f8ac27f1f8 100644
--- a/tests/ta_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/ta_test.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ GlobalFixture::GlobalFixture() {
     // to launch a debugger here or elsewhere:
     // Debugger::default_debugger()->debug("ready to run");
   }
+
+  if (world->rank() != 0) {
+    boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_threshold_level(
+        boost::unit_test::log_all_errors);
+  }
 }
 
 GlobalFixture::~GlobalFixture() {