diff --git a/collector/textfile_test.go b/collector/textfile_test.go
index d2938b73..a27ce0f2 100644
--- a/collector/textfile_test.go
+++ b/collector/textfile_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ func TestParseTextFiles(t *testing.T) {
 			path: test.path,
 		}
 
+		// Suppress a log message about `nonexistent_path` not existing, this is
+		// expected and clutters the test output.
+		err := flag.Set("log.level", "fatal")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		mfs := c.parseTextFiles()
 		textMFs := make([]string, 0, len(mfs))
 		for _, mf := range mfs {