diff --git a/python/tests/test_4_lowlevel.py b/python/tests/test_4_lowlevel.py
index 17d7de99f..efede80b8 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_4_lowlevel.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_4_lowlevel.py
@@ -157,20 +157,19 @@ def test_logged_hook_failure(acfactory):
 def test_logged_ac_process_ffi_failure(acfactory):
     from deltachat import account_hookimpl
 
-    ac1 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
-    acfactory._acsetup.init_logging(ac1)
+    ac1 = acfactory.get_pseudo_configured_account()
 
     class FailPlugin:
         @account_hookimpl
         def ac_process_ffi_event(ffi_event):
             0/0
 
+    cap = Queue()
+    ac1.log = cap.put
     ac1.add_account_plugin(FailPlugin())
-    cap = []
-    ac1.log = cap.append
     # cause any event eg contact added/changed
     ac1.create_contact("something@example.org")
-    assert cap
-    assert "ac_process_ffi_event" in str(cap)
-    assert "ZeroDivisionError" in str(cap)
-    assert "Traceback" in str(cap)
+    res = cap.get(timeout=10)
+    assert "ac_process_ffi_event" in res
+    assert "ZeroDivisionError" in res
+    assert "Traceback" in res