diff --git a/src/test/pap/__init__.py b/src/test/pap/__init__.py
index dce9397..9bd586d 100644
--- a/src/test/pap/__init__.py
+++ b/src/test/pap/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# 
+#
 # Copyright 2016-present Ciena Corporation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import os,sys
+import logging
+logging.getLogger('scapy.runtime').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 ##add the python path to lookup the utils
 working_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[-1]))
 utils_dir = os.path.join(working_dir, '../utils')