diff --git a/src/features/admin/log_level/service/rest.rs b/src/features/admin/log_level/service/rest.rs
index bb094888..a45237a8 100644
--- a/src/features/admin/log_level/service/rest.rs
+++ b/src/features/admin/log_level/service/rest.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub async fn set_log_level(
         log::Level::Trace => LevelFilter::TRACE,
     };
 
-    super::super::set_log_level(&app_context.infrastructure().log_reload_handle, level);
+    super::super::set_log_level(app_context.infrastructure().log_reload_handle, level);
 
     Ok(SetLogLevelResponse.into())
 }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn set_log_level(
 pub async fn get_log_level(
     extract::Extension(app_context): extract::Extension<AppContext>,
 ) -> Result<extract::Json<GetLogLevelResponse>, Infallible> {
-    let level = super::super::get_log_level(&app_context.infrastructure().log_reload_handle);
+    let level = super::super::get_log_level(app_context.infrastructure().log_reload_handle);
 
     Ok(GetLogLevelResponse {
         level: Level::from_str(level.into_level().unwrap().as_str()).unwrap(),
diff --git a/src/utils/infrastructure.rs b/src/utils/infrastructure.rs
index 068ff1c5..e21a6a71 100644
--- a/src/utils/infrastructure.rs
+++ b/src/utils/infrastructure.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use snapd::SnapdClient;
 use sqlx::{pool::PoolConnection, postgres::PgPoolOptions, PgPool, Postgres};
+use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
 use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
 use tracing_subscriber::{reload::Handle, Registry};
 
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ use crate::utils::{config::Config, jwt::Jwt};
 
 use super::log_util;
 
+/// The global reload handle, since [`tracing_subscriber`] is we have to be too because it panics
+/// if you call init twice, which makes it so tests can't initialize [`Infrastructure`] more than once.
+static RELOAD_HANDLE: tokio::sync::OnceCell<Handle<LevelFilter, Registry>> = OnceCell::const_new();
+
 /// Resources important to the server, but are not necessarily in-memory
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Infrastructure {
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct Infrastructure {
     /// The JWT instance
     pub jwt: Arc<Jwt>,
     /// The reload handle for the logger
-    pub log_reload_handle: Handle<LevelFilter, Registry>,
+    pub log_reload_handle: &'static Handle<LevelFilter, Registry>,
 }
 
 impl Infrastructure {
@@ -39,7 +44,9 @@ impl Infrastructure {
         let jwt = Jwt::new(&config.jwt_secret)?;
         let jwt = Arc::new(jwt);
 
-        let reload_handle = log_util::init_logging(&config.log_level)?;
+        let reload_handle = RELOAD_HANDLE
+            .get_or_try_init(|| async move { log_util::init_logging(&config.log_level) })
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(Infrastructure {
             postgres,
diff --git a/tests/api_info.rs b/tests/api_info.rs
index 2755360d..d55cb5b7 100644
--- a/tests/api_info.rs
+++ b/tests/api_info.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async fn main() {
 
     LogWorld::cucumber()
         .repeat_skipped()
-        .init_tracing()
         .max_concurrent_scenarios(1)
         .run_and_exit("tests/features/admin/api-info.feature")
         .await
diff --git a/tests/authentication.rs b/tests/authentication.rs
index 8310ee79..236f5f08 100644
--- a/tests/authentication.rs
+++ b/tests/authentication.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ async fn main() {
 
     AuthenticationWorld::cucumber()
         .repeat_skipped()
-        .init_tracing()
         .run_and_exit("tests/features/user/authentication.feature")
         .await
 }
diff --git a/tests/chart.rs b/tests/chart.rs
index df444395..3496cc02 100644
--- a/tests/chart.rs
+++ b/tests/chart.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ async fn main() {
     ChartWorld::cucumber()
         .before(|_, _, _, _| clear_db().boxed_local())
         .repeat_failed()
-        .init_tracing()
         .max_concurrent_scenarios(1)
         .run_and_exit("tests/features/chart.feature")
         .await
diff --git a/tests/log_level.rs b/tests/log_level.rs
index 38f7d907..0b8b9457 100644
--- a/tests/log_level.rs
+++ b/tests/log_level.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ async fn main() {
 
     LogWorld::cucumber()
         .repeat_skipped()
-        .init_tracing()
         .max_concurrent_scenarios(1)
         .run_and_exit("tests/features/admin/log-level.feature")
         .await
diff --git a/tests/voting.rs b/tests/voting.rs
index 725cd2e0..a9c58d66 100644
--- a/tests/voting.rs
+++ b/tests/voting.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ async fn main() {
 
     VotingWorld::cucumber()
         .repeat_skipped()
-        .init_tracing()
         .run_and_exit("tests/features/user/voting.feature")
         .await
 }