diff --git a/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin b/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin
index 847d234..6aa15ca 100644
--- a/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin
+++ b/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin
@@ -541,6 +541,20 @@ diag_slug :: proc(name: string) -> string {
 	return s
 }
 
+render_silenced :: proc(
+	tmpl: Template,
+	data: any,
+	partials: map[string]Template = nil,
+	allocator := context.allocator,
+	warnings: ^[dynamic]Error = nil,
+) -> (string, Error) {
+	saved := context.logger
+	context.logger = log.nil_logger()
+	result, err := render(tmpl, data, partials, allocator, warnings)
+	context.logger = saved
+	return result, err
+}
+
 run_diag_case :: proc(t: ^testing.T, name: string) {
 	cases := load_diag_cases("../DIAGNOSTIC_TESTS.yaml")
 	ctx := diag_ctx()
@@ -558,7 +572,7 @@ run_diag_case :: proc(t: ^testing.T, name: string) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			_, rerr := render(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator)
+			_, rerr := render_silenced(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator)
 			testing.expect(
 				t,
 				rerr != nil,
@@ -582,7 +596,7 @@ run_diag_case :: proc(t: ^testing.T, name: string) {
 			)
 			if perr != nil do return
 
-			_, rerr := render(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator)
+			_, rerr := render_silenced(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator)
 			testing.expect(
 				t,
 				rerr == nil,
@@ -606,7 +620,7 @@ run_diag_case :: proc(t: ^testing.T, name: string) {
 			)
 			if perr != nil do return
 
-			result, rerr := render(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator)
+			result, rerr := render_silenced(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator)
 			testing.expect(
 				t,
 				rerr == nil,
@@ -634,7 +648,7 @@ run_diag_case :: proc(t: ^testing.T, name: string) {
 			if perr != nil do return
 
 			warnings := make([dynamic]Error, 0, 4, context.temp_allocator)
-			_, rerr := render(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator, &warnings)
+			_, rerr := render_silenced(tmpl, ctx, partials, context.temp_allocator, &warnings)
 			testing.expect(
 				t,
 				rerr == nil,
diff --git a/mustache/mustache_test.odin b/mustache/mustache_test.odin
index 701b9e9..61f642a 100644
--- a/mustache/mustache_test.odin
+++ b/mustache/mustache_test.odin
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ test_context_depth_warns :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	result, rerr := render(tmpl, data, allocator = context.temp_allocator)
+	result, rerr := render_silenced(tmpl, data, allocator = context.temp_allocator)
 	testing.expect(t, rerr == nil, "depth warning must be non-fatal")
 	testing.expect_value(t, result, "found")
 }
diff --git a/mustache/spec_test.odin b/mustache/spec_test.odin
index 722ce3f..ed83b71 100644
--- a/mustache/spec_test.odin
+++ b/mustache/spec_test.odin
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ run_one_test :: proc(
 	}
 	defer delete(tmpl.nodes)
 
-	result, rerr := render(tmpl, test["data"], partials)
+	result, rerr := render_silenced(tmpl, test["data"], partials)
 	if rerr != nil {
 		testing.expectf(t, false, "[%s] render error", name)
 		return false