diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/cli.py b/cve_bin_tool/cli.py
index d04e7f9ad4..8fb19fbed7 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/cli.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/cli.py
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
         LOGGER.setLevel(args["log_level"].upper())
 
     if args["quiet"]:
+        logging.disable(logging.ERROR)
         LOGGER.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
     if 0 < LOGGER.level <= 10:
diff --git a/test/test_cli.py b/test/test_cli.py
index 7a3312a7c8..65e507f82f 100644
--- a/test/test_cli.py
+++ b/test/test_cli.py
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ def test_unknown_warning(self, caplog):
         assert len(warnings) > 0, "Unknown version warning didn't get generated"
         assert f"png was detected with version UNKNOWN in file {filename}" in warnings
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Causing problems during longtests, needs fixing")
     def test_quiet_mode(self, capsys, caplog):
         """Test that an quiet mode isn't generating any output"""