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 trial tests.rest.admin.test_room tests.handlers.test_admin.ExfiltrateData.test_invite
 ```
 
-If your tests fail, you may wish to look at the logs:
+If your tests fail, you may wish to look at the logs (the default log level is `ERROR`):
 
 ```sh
 less _trial_temp/test.log
 ```
 
+To increase the log level for the tests, set `SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL`:
+
+```sh
+SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG trial tests
+```
+
+
 ## Run the integration tests.
 
 The integration tests are a more comprehensive suite of tests. They