diff --git a/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc b/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc
index 754f913d..3634b172 100644
--- a/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc
+++ b/graphics/src/ColladaLoader_TEST.cc
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ TEST_F(ColladaLoader, LoadZeroCount)
       common::testing::TestFile("data", "zero_count.dae"));
   ASSERT_TRUE(mesh);
 #ifndef _WIN32
+  common::Console::Root().RawLogger().flush();
   std::string log = LogContent();
 
   // Expect no errors about missing values
diff --git a/include/gz/common/Console.hh b/include/gz/common/Console.hh
index a188de20..b20dffec 100644
--- a/include/gz/common/Console.hh
+++ b/include/gz/common/Console.hh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace gz
 
     /// \brief Output a message to a log file.
     #define gzlog gz::common::LogMessage( \
-      __FILE__, __LINE__, spdlog::level::err).stream()
+      __FILE__, __LINE__, spdlog::level::trace).stream()
 
     /// \brief Output a message.
     #define gzmsg gz::common::LogMessage( \
diff --git a/src/Console_TEST.cc b/src/Console_TEST.cc
index 97d65c32..5c31b9ce 100644
--- a/src/Console_TEST.cc
+++ b/src/Console_TEST.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ TEST_F(Console_TEST, NoInitAndLog)
   // Get the absolute log file path
   std::string logPath = ".gz/auto_default.log";
 
+  common::Console::Root().RawLogger().flush();
   // Expect to find the string in the log file
   EXPECT_TRUE(GetLogContent(logPath).find(logString) != std::string::npos);
 
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ TEST_F(Console_TEST, InitAndLog)
   // Get the absolute log file path
   std::string logPath = common::joinPaths(path, "test.log");
 
+  common::Console::Root().RawLogger().flush();
   // Expect to find the string in the log file
   EXPECT_TRUE(GetLogContent(logPath).find(logString) != std::string::npos);
 
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ TEST_F(Console_TEST, LogSlashN)
     gzlog << logString << " _n__ " << i << '\n';
   }
 
+  common::Console::Root().RawLogger().flush();
   std::string logContent = GetLogContent(logPath);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < g_messageRepeat; ++i)
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ TEST_F(Console_TEST, LogStdEndl)
     gzlog << logString << " endl " << i << std::endl;
   }
 
+  common::Console::Root().RawLogger().flush();
   std::string logContent = GetLogContent(logPath);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < g_messageRepeat; ++i)