diff --git a/zkplus/zktest/zktest.go b/zkplus/zktest/zktest.go
index 7182e36..0e2e4cb 100644
--- a/zkplus/zktest/zktest.go
+++ b/zkplus/zktest/zktest.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package zktest
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -134,15 +135,27 @@ func (z *MemoryZkServer) Conn() (ZkConnSupported, <-chan zk.Event, error) {
 	return z.Connect()
 }
 
+// based on MemoryZkServer logger type set the logger for ZkConn
+// as we got to honor if the logger is set to discard
+func (z *ZkConn) setZkConnLogger(logger log.Logger, nextID *int64) {
+	if reflect.TypeOf(logger) == reflect.TypeOf(log.Discard) {
+		z.Logger = log.Discard
+	} else {
+		z.Logger = log.NewContext(z.Logger).With("id", atomic.AddInt64(nextID, 1))
+	}
+}
+
 // Connect to this server
 func (z *MemoryZkServer) Connect() (*ZkConn, <-chan zk.Event, error) {
 	r := &ZkConn{
 		connectedTo: z,
-		Logger:      log.NewContext(z.Logger).With("id", atomic.AddInt64(&z.nextID, 1)),
 		events:      make(chan zk.Event, 1000),
 		pathWatch:   make(map[string]chan zk.Event),
 		chanTimeout: z.ChanTimeout,
 	}
+
+	r.setZkConnLogger(z.Logger, &z.nextID)
+
 	z.childrenConnectionsLock.Lock()
 	defer z.childrenConnectionsLock.Unlock()
 	z.childrenConnections[r] = struct{}{}
diff --git a/zkplus/zktest/zktest_test.go b/zkplus/zktest/zktest_test.go
index fbdde5c..f0cb8f6 100644
--- a/zkplus/zktest/zktest_test.go
+++ b/zkplus/zktest/zktest_test.go
@@ -418,3 +418,12 @@ func testChildrenWNotHere(t *testing.T, z ZkConnSupported, z2 ZkConnSupported, _
 	case <-time.After(time.Microsecond):
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDiscardLoggerSetup(t *testing.T) {
+	zkConn := &ZkConn{}
+	nextID := int64(0)
+	zkConn.setZkConnLogger(log.Discard, &nextID)
+	assert.Equal(t, zkConn.Logger, log.Discard)
+	zkConn.setZkConnLogger(log.DefaultLogger, &nextID)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, zkConn.Logger, log.Discard)
+}