diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/logging/LoggingContext.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/logging/LoggingContext.java
index bc5634df..36c7e9e 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/logging/LoggingContext.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/logging/LoggingContext.java
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@
   }
 
   boolean isLoggingForced() {
-    Boolean force = forceLogging.get();
-    return force != null ? force : false;
+    return Boolean.TRUE.equals(forceLogging.get());
   }
 
   boolean forceLogging(boolean force) {
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@
     } else {
       forceLogging.remove();
     }
-    return oldValue != null ? oldValue : false;
+    return Boolean.TRUE.equals(oldValue);
   }
 
   boolean isPerformanceLogging() {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/ConfigSuite.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/ConfigSuite.java
index c3a4192..d7ae397 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/ConfigSuite.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/ConfigSuite.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.logging.LoggingContext;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
@@ -107,16 +106,6 @@
  * field annotated with {@code @ConfigSuite.Name}.
  */
 public class ConfigSuite extends Suite {
-  private static final String FLOGGER_BACKEND_PROPERTY = "flogger.backend_factory";
-  private static final String FLOGGER_LOGGING_CONTEXT = "flogger.logging_context";
-
-  static {
-    System.setProperty(
-        FLOGGER_BACKEND_PROPERTY,
-        "com.google.common.flogger.backend.log4j.Log4jBackendFactory#getInstance");
-    System.setProperty(FLOGGER_LOGGING_CONTEXT, LoggingContext.class.getName() + "#getInstance");
-  }
-
   public static final String DEFAULT = "default";
 
   @Target({METHOD})
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FloggerInitializer.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FloggerInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1972107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FloggerInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.google.gerrit.testing;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.server.logging.LoggingContext;
+
+public class FloggerInitializer {
+  private static final String FLOGGER_BACKEND_PROPERTY = "flogger.backend_factory";
+  private static final String FLOGGER_LOGGING_CONTEXT = "flogger.logging_context";
+
+  private FloggerInitializer() {}
+
+  public static void initBackend() {
+    System.setProperty(
+        FLOGGER_BACKEND_PROPERTY,
+        "com.google.common.flogger.backend.log4j.Log4jBackendFactory#getInstance");
+    System.setProperty(FLOGGER_LOGGING_CONTEXT, LoggingContext.class.getName() + "#getInstance");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/TestLoggingActivator.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/TestLoggingActivator.java
index 2049bfd..a766429 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/TestLoggingActivator.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/TestLoggingActivator.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 
   public static void configureLogging() {
     LogManager.resetConfiguration();
+    FloggerInitializer.initBackend();
 
     PatternLayout layout = new PatternLayout();
     layout.setConversionPattern("%-5p %c %x: %m%n");
@@ -99,4 +100,6 @@
 
     LOG_LEVELS.entrySet().stream().forEach(e -> getLogger(e.getKey()).setLevel(e.getValue()));
   }
+
+  private TestLoggingActivator() {}
 }