diff --git a/src/python/devtest/os/test/test.py b/src/python/devtest/os/test/test.py
index 045050c..86e44c2 100644
--- a/src/python/devtest/os/test/test.py
+++ b/src/python/devtest/os/test/test.py
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ from ..misc import *
 from ..Connection import Connection
 from ..Connections import Connections
 
-async def expect(conn, cmd=None, regex=None, subject=None, act_timeout=0.1, total_timeout=None): # export
+async def expect(conn, cmd=None, regex=None, subject=None, act_timeout=0.1, total_timeout=None, log_act=None): # export
     # regex is a keyword-argument so that other arguments to support other
     # checks can be added later
     if regex is None:
         raise Exception("passed empty pattern to test.expect()")
+    if log_act is None:
+        log_act = INFO
     if cmd is not None:
         if isinstance(cmd, str) and not cmd.endswith('\n'):
             cmd += '\n'
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ async def expect(conn, cmd=None, regex=None, subject=None, act_timeout=0.1, tota
             else:
                 slog(INFO, "reading from console timed out after %d seconds of inactivity" % act_timeout)
             return None
-        slog(INFO, "read from console: >%s<" % buf, only_printable=True)
+        slog(log_act, "read from console: >%s<" % buf, only_printable=True)
         if len(buf) == 0:
             raise Exception('connection "{}" reset while waiting on {}'.format(conn, subject))
         if re.search(regex, buf):