diff --git a/ml/synthesis/src/tests/conftest.py b/ml/synthesis/src/tests/conftest.py
index a9e87ff81..f4ffd9d3b 100644
--- a/ml/synthesis/src/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/ml/synthesis/src/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
     test_root_dict,
 )
 
-silence_unwanted_logs()
+
+def pytest_sessionstart(session):
+    silence_unwanted_logs()