diff --git a/src/cli/serve/__tests__/reload_logging_config.js b/src/cli/serve/__tests__/reload_logging_config.js
index 02f66912fef25..18679ed22e89d 100644
--- a/src/cli/serve/__tests__/reload_logging_config.js
+++ b/src/cli/serve/__tests__/reload_logging_config.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ${err.stack || err.message || err}`).to.eql(true);
     }
 
     function switchToPlainTextLog() {
-      json = 3; // ignore both "reloading" messages
+      json = 3; // ignore both "reloading" messages + ui settings status message
       setLoggingJson(false);
       child.kill(`SIGHUP`); // reload logging config
     }