diff --git a/TestsLiblinphone/LinphoneTester_Tests.m b/TestsLiblinphone/LinphoneTester_Tests.m
index 08116b83d..0214c98a1 100644
--- a/TestsLiblinphone/LinphoneTester_Tests.m
+++ b/TestsLiblinphone/LinphoneTester_Tests.m
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ void tester_logs_handler(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args) {
 	static char *bundle = NULL;
 	static char *documents = NULL;
 
+	// turn off logs since jenkins fails to parse output otherwise. If
+	// you want to debug a specific test, comment this temporary
 	[Log enableLogs:ORTP_WARNING];
 
 	bc_tester_init(tester_logs_handler, ORTP_MESSAGE, ORTP_ERROR, "rcfiles");
diff --git a/TestsUI/LinphoneTestCase.m b/TestsUI/LinphoneTestCase.m
index 2f75e3fc1..c4bd1af24 100644
--- a/TestsUI/LinphoneTestCase.m
+++ b/TestsUI/LinphoneTestCase.m
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 - (void)beforeAll {
 	[super beforeAll];
 
+	// turn off logs since jenkins fails to parse output otherwise. If
+	// you want to debug a specific test, comment this temporary
+	[Log enableLogs:ORTP_WARNING];
+
 #if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
 	while ([tester acknowledgeSystemAlert]) {
 		[tester waitForTimeInterval:.5f];