diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b83a2e4..fcc2420 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ classifiers =
     License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index 6f5ca49..2c8b371 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ class RequestResult(object):
 import logging
 
 logging_config = besapi.plugin_utilities.get_plugin_logging_config("./tests.log")
-logging.basicConfig(**logging_config)
+# logging.basicConfig(**logging_config)
 
-logging.warning("Just testing to see if logging is working!")
+# logging.warning("Just testing to see if logging is working!")
 
-assert os.path.isfile("./tests.log")
+# assert os.path.isfile("./tests.log")
 
 sys.exit(0)