diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/nuxt.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/nuxt.ts
index e50aec398f..f6d267afd1 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/nuxt.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,14 @@ export async function loadFixture () {
     configFile: ctx.options.configFile
   })
 
-  kit.logger.level = ctx.options.logLevel
-
   await fsp.mkdir(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, { recursive: true })
 }
 
 export async function buildFixture () {
   const ctx = useTestContext()
+  // Hide build info for test
+  const prevLevel = kit.logger.level
+  kit.logger.level = ctx.options.logLevel
   await kit.buildNuxt(ctx.nuxt!)
+  kit.logger.level = prevLevel
 }
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/runtime/global-setup.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/runtime/global-setup.ts
index 5dcfed3159..844671be5d 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/runtime/global-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/runtime/global-setup.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
+import * as _kit from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { createTest, exposeContextToEnv } from '@nuxt/test-utils'
 
-const hooks = createTest(JSON.parse(process.env.NUXT_TEST_OPTIONS || '{}'))
+// @ts-ignore type cast
+const kit: typeof _kit = _kit.default || _kit
+
+const options = JSON.parse(process.env.NUXT_TEST_OPTIONS || '{}')
+const hooks = createTest(options)
 
 export const setup = async () => {
+  kit.logger.info('Building Nuxt app...')
   await hooks.setup()
   exposeContextToEnv()
+  kit.logger.info('Running tests...')
 }
 
 export const teardown = async () => {