diff --git a/crates/observe/src/request_id.rs b/crates/observe/src/request_id.rs
index 4741a3a019..b1ed47e5a6 100644
--- a/crates/observe/src/request_id.rs
+++ b/crates/observe/src/request_id.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn request_id_from_current_span() {
-        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("debug");
+        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("error");
         async {
             assert_eq!(
                 Some("test".to_string()),
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn request_id_from_ancestor_span() {
-        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("debug");
+        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("error");
         async {
             async {
                 async {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn request_id_from_first_ancestor_span() {
-        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("debug");
+        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("error");
         async {
             async {
                 async {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn request_id_within_spawned_task() {
-        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("debug");
+        crate::tracing::initialize_reentrant("error");
         async {
             tokio::spawn(
                 async {