diff --git a/asynq_test.go b/asynq_test.go
index 08bebe5..3ea9267 100644
--- a/asynq_test.go
+++ b/asynq_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&useRedisCluster, "redis_cluster", false, "use redis cluster as a broker in testing")
 	flag.StringVar(&redisClusterAddrs, "redis_cluster_addrs", "localhost:7000,localhost:7001,localhost:7002", "comma separated list of redis server addresses")
 	flag.StringVar(&redisTLSServer, "redis_tls_server", "", "redis host for TLS verification")
+	flag.Var(&testLogLevel, "loglevel", "log level to use in testing")
 
 	testLogger = log.NewLogger(nil)
 	testLogger.SetLevel(toInternalLogLevel(testLogLevel))