diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 4c30708059..5a5bb6e1db 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -784,14 +784,14 @@ func TestContextRenderHTML2(t *testing.T) {
 	router.addRoute("GET", "/", HandlersChain{func(_ *Context) {}})
 	assert.Len(t, router.trees, 1)
 
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&b)
-	defer teardown()
-
 	templ := template.Must(template.New("t").Parse(`Hello {{.name}}`))
-	router.SetHTMLTemplate(templ)
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		router.SetHTMLTemplate(templ)
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Since SetHTMLTemplate() is NOT thread-safe. It should only be called\nat initialization. ie. before any route is registered or the router is listening in a socket:\n\n\trouter := gin.Default()\n\trouter.SetHTMLTemplate(template) // << good place\n\n", b.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Since SetHTMLTemplate() is NOT thread-safe. It should only be called\nat initialization. ie. before any route is registered or the router is listening in a socket:\n\n\trouter := gin.Default()\n\trouter.SetHTMLTemplate(template) // << good place\n\n", re)
 
 	c.HTML(http.StatusCreated, "t", H{"name": "alexandernyquist"})
 
diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 693486a98e..d6d8bce6bb 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@ package gin
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
-	"log"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	log.SetFlags(0)
-}
-
 // IsDebugging returns true if the framework is running in debug mode.
 // Use SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode) to disable debug mode.
 func IsDebugging() bool {
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ func debugPrintLoadTemplate(tmpl *template.Template) {
 
 func debugPrint(format string, values ...interface{}) {
 	if IsDebugging() {
-		log.Printf("[GIN-debug] "+format, values...)
+		fmt.Printf("[GIN-debug] "+format, values...)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/debug_test.go b/debug_test.go
index ed5a6a54f4..0b9d79109f 100644
--- a/debug_test.go
+++ b/debug_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -30,86 +31,101 @@ func TestIsDebugging(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrint(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	SetMode(ReleaseMode)
-	debugPrint("DEBUG this!")
-	SetMode(TestMode)
-	debugPrint("DEBUG this!")
-	assert.Empty(t, w.String())
-
-	SetMode(DebugMode)
-	debugPrint("these are %d %s\n", 2, "error messages")
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] these are 2 error messages\n", w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		SetMode(ReleaseMode)
+		debugPrint("DEBUG this!")
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+		debugPrint("DEBUG this!")
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		debugPrint("these are %d %s\n", 2, "error messages")
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] these are 2 error messages\n", re)
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrintError(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	SetMode(DebugMode)
-	debugPrintError(nil)
-	assert.Empty(t, w.String())
-
-	debugPrintError(errors.New("this is an error"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [ERROR] this is an error\n", w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		debugPrintError(nil)
+		debugPrintError(errors.New("this is an error"))
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [ERROR] this is an error\n", re)
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrintRoutes(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	debugPrintRoute("GET", "/path/to/route/:param", HandlersChain{func(c *Context) {}, handlerNameTest})
-	assert.Regexp(t, `^\[GIN-debug\] GET    /path/to/route/:param     --> (.*/vendor/)?github.com/gin-gonic/gin.handlerNameTest \(2 handlers\)\n$`, w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		debugPrintRoute("GET", "/path/to/route/:param", HandlersChain{func(c *Context) {}, handlerNameTest})
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Regexp(t, `^\[GIN-debug\] GET    /path/to/route/:param     --> (.*/vendor/)?github.com/gin-gonic/gin.handlerNameTest \(2 handlers\)\n$`, re)
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrintLoadTemplate(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	templ := template.Must(template.New("").Delims("{[{", "}]}").ParseGlob("./testdata/template/hello.tmpl"))
-	debugPrintLoadTemplate(templ)
-	assert.Regexp(t, `^\[GIN-debug\] Loaded HTML Templates \(2\): \n(\t- \n|\t- hello\.tmpl\n){2}\n`, w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		templ := template.Must(template.New("").Delims("{[{", "}]}").ParseGlob("./testdata/template/hello.tmpl"))
+		debugPrintLoadTemplate(templ)
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Regexp(t, `^\[GIN-debug\] Loaded HTML Templates \(2\): \n(\t- \n|\t- hello\.tmpl\n){2}\n`, re)
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrintWARNINGSetHTMLTemplate(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	debugPrintWARNINGSetHTMLTemplate()
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Since SetHTMLTemplate() is NOT thread-safe. It should only be called\nat initialization. ie. before any route is registered or the router is listening in a socket:\n\n\trouter := gin.Default()\n\trouter.SetHTMLTemplate(template) // << good place\n\n", w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		debugPrintWARNINGSetHTMLTemplate()
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Since SetHTMLTemplate() is NOT thread-safe. It should only be called\nat initialization. ie. before any route is registered or the router is listening in a socket:\n\n\trouter := gin.Default()\n\trouter.SetHTMLTemplate(template) // << good place\n\n", re)
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrintWARNINGDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	debugPrintWARNINGDefault()
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Now Gin requires Go 1.6 or later and Go 1.7 will be required soon.\n\n[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Creating an Engine instance with the Logger and Recovery middleware already attached.\n\n", w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		debugPrintWARNINGDefault()
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Now Gin requires Go 1.6 or later and Go 1.7 will be required soon.\n\n[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Creating an Engine instance with the Logger and Recovery middleware already attached.\n\n", re)
 }
 
 func TestDebugPrintWARNINGNew(t *testing.T) {
-	var w bytes.Buffer
-	setup(&w)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	debugPrintWARNINGNew()
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Running in \"debug\" mode. Switch to \"release\" mode in production.\n - using env:\texport GIN_MODE=release\n - using code:\tgin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)\n\n", w.String())
+	re := captureOutput(func() {
+		SetMode(DebugMode)
+		debugPrintWARNINGNew()
+		SetMode(TestMode)
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Running in \"debug\" mode. Switch to \"release\" mode in production.\n - using env:\texport GIN_MODE=release\n - using code:\tgin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)\n\n", re)
 }
 
-func setup(w io.Writer) {
-	SetMode(DebugMode)
-	log.SetOutput(w)
-}
-
-func teardown() {
-	SetMode(TestMode)
-	log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+func captureOutput(f func()) string {
+	reader, writer, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	stdout := os.Stdout
+	stderr := os.Stderr
+	defer func() {
+		os.Stdout = stdout
+		os.Stderr = stderr
+		log.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
+	}()
+	os.Stdout = writer
+	os.Stderr = writer
+	log.SetOutput(writer)
+	out := make(chan string)
+	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		wg.Done()
+		io.Copy(&buf, reader)
+		out <- buf.String()
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+	f()
+	writer.Close()
+	return <-out
 }