diff --git a/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/ert-tests.el b/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/ert-tests.el
index 1aff73d66f6..4cb523d2ff1 100644
--- a/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/ert-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/ert-tests.el
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ ert-test-run-tests-batch
         (save-window-excursion
           (let ((case-fold-search nil)
                 (ert-batch-backtrace-right-margin nil)
-		(ert-batch-print-level 10)
+		(ert-batch-print-level 1)
 		(ert-batch-print-length 11))
             (ert-run-tests-batch
              `(member ,failing-test-1 ,failing-test-2)))))