diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py
index 4b8590fb2f..6e7bee285e 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def generic_query(
     attempts: int = 10,
     expected_rcode: dns_rcode = None,
     verify: bool = False,
-    log_query: bool = False,
-    log_response: bool = False,
+    log_query: bool = True,
+    log_response: bool = True,
 ) -> Any:
     if port is None:
         if query_func.__name__ == "tls":
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/limits/tests_limits.py b/bin/tests/system/limits/tests_limits.py
index 7d6636178c..1fe5ea0087 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/limits/tests_limits.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/limits/tests_limits.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pytest.importorskip("dns", minversion="2.0.0")
 )
 def test_limits(name, limit):
     msg_query = dns.message.make_query(f"{name}.example.", "A")
-    res = isctest.query.tcp(msg_query, "10.53.0.1")
+    res = isctest.query.tcp(msg_query, "10.53.0.1", log_response=False)
 
     iplist = [
         f"10.0.{x}.{y}"
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ def test_limits(name, limit):
 
 def test_limit_exceeded():
     msg_query = dns.message.make_query("5000.example.", "A")
-    res = isctest.query.tcp(msg_query, "10.53.0.1")
+    res = isctest.query.tcp(msg_query, "10.53.0.1", log_response=False)
 
     assert res.flags & dns.flags.TC, "TC flag was not set"
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/stress/tests_stress_update.py b/bin/tests/system/stress/tests_stress_update.py
index 2d5eefd3bf..cbc678f6ba 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/stress/tests_stress_update.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/stress/tests_stress_update.py
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ def update_zone(test_state, zone):
         update = dns.update.UpdateMessage(zone)
         update.add(f"dynamic-{i}.{zone}", 300, "TXT", f"txt-{i}")
         try:
-            response = isctest.query.udp(update, server)
+            response = isctest.query.udp(
+                update, server, log_query=False, log_response=False
+            )
             assert response.rcode() == dns.rcode.NOERROR
         except dns.exception.Timeout:
             isctest.log.info(f"error: query timeout for {zone}")
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py b/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py
index 955d9901e8..4c32557e89 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ def send_crafted_tkey_query(opts: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
 
     query = CraftedTKEYQuery(opts).msg
 
-    isctest.query.tcp(
-        query, opts.server_ip, timeout=2, log_query=True, log_response=True
-    )
+    isctest.query.tcp(query, opts.server_ip, timeout=2)
 
 
 def test_cve_2020_8625():