diff --git a/cmd/thv-operator/Taskfile.yml b/cmd/thv-operator/Taskfile.yml
index f2ed61e9a..0e4e856cc 100644
--- a/cmd/thv-operator/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/cmd/thv-operator/Taskfile.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ tasks:
       - go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@release-0.22
       - go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest
       # Run tests in parallel using ginkgo -p flag (uses number of CPU cores by default)
-      - KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$($(go env GOPATH)/bin/setup-envtest use 1.31.0 -p path)" $(go env GOPATH)/bin/ginkgo -v -p ./cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/...
+      - KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$($(go env GOPATH)/bin/setup-envtest use 1.31.0 -p path)" $(go env GOPATH)/bin/ginkgo --succinct -v -p ./cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/...
 
   # Backwards compatibility
   operator-e2e-test:
diff --git a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-external-auth/suite_test.go b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-external-auth/suite_test.go
index 71d69d245..7c2fdc4bc 100644
--- a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-external-auth/suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-external-auth/suite_test.go
@@ -38,11 +38,20 @@ var (
 func TestControllers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "MCPExternalAuthConfig Controller Suite")
+
+	suiteConfig, reporterConfig := GinkgoConfiguration()
+	// Only show verbose output for failures
+	reporterConfig.Verbose = false
+	reporterConfig.VeryVerbose = false
+	reporterConfig.FullTrace = false
+
+	RunSpecs(t, "MCPExternalAuthConfig Controller Suite", suiteConfig, reporterConfig)
 }
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
-	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(zapcore.DebugLevel)))
+	// Only log errors unless a test fails
+	logLevel := zapcore.ErrorLevel
+	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(logLevel)))
 
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 
diff --git a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-group/suite_test.go b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-group/suite_test.go
index db8d42f53..c3327f2b1 100644
--- a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-group/suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-group/suite_test.go
@@ -39,11 +39,20 @@ var (
 func TestControllers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "MCPGroup Controller Integration Suite")
+
+	suiteConfig, reporterConfig := GinkgoConfiguration()
+	// Only show verbose output for failures
+	reporterConfig.Verbose = false
+	reporterConfig.VeryVerbose = false
+	reporterConfig.FullTrace = false
+
+	RunSpecs(t, "MCPGroup Controller Integration Suite", suiteConfig, reporterConfig)
 }
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
-	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(zapcore.DebugLevel)))
+	// Only log errors unless a test fails
+	logLevel := zapcore.ErrorLevel
+	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(logLevel)))
 
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 
diff --git a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-registry/suite_test.go b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-registry/suite_test.go
index 4902198ae..dc13bf386 100644
--- a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-registry/suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-registry/suite_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
@@ -34,11 +35,20 @@ var (
 
 func TestOperatorE2E(t *testing.T) { //nolint:paralleltest // E2E tests should not run in parallel
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Operator E2E Suite")
+
+	suiteConfig, reporterConfig := GinkgoConfiguration()
+	// Only show verbose output for failures
+	reporterConfig.Verbose = false
+	reporterConfig.VeryVerbose = false
+	reporterConfig.FullTrace = false
+
+	RunSpecs(t, "Operator E2E Suite", suiteConfig, reporterConfig)
 }
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
-	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true)))
+	// Only log errors unless a test fails
+	logLevel := zapcore.ErrorLevel
+	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(logLevel)))
 
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 
diff --git a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-server/suite_test.go b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-server/suite_test.go
index b2cee7b92..da4dd8f7b 100644
--- a/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-server/suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/thv-operator/test-integration/mcp-server/suite_test.go
@@ -41,11 +41,21 @@ var (
 func TestControllers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Controller Suite")
+
+	suiteConfig, reporterConfig := GinkgoConfiguration()
+	// Only show verbose output for failures
+	reporterConfig.Verbose = false
+	reporterConfig.VeryVerbose = false
+	reporterConfig.FullTrace = false
+
+	RunSpecs(t, "Controller Suite", suiteConfig, reporterConfig)
 }
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
-	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(zapcore.DebugLevel)))
+	// Only log errors unless a test fails
+	logLevel := zapcore.ErrorLevel
+
+	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(logLevel)))
 
 	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.TODO())