diff --git a/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h b/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
index 2c407dda17..8df19045a1 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/basics/Log.h
@@ -256,19 +256,19 @@ public:
     static LogSeverity
     fromString(std::string const& s);
 
-private:
-    enum {
-        // Maximum line length for log messages.
-        // If the message exceeds this length it will be truncated with elipses.
-        maximumMessageCharacters = 12 * 1024
-    };
-
     static void
     format(
         std::string& output,
         std::string const& message,
         beast::severities::Severity severity,
         std::string const& partition);
+
+private:
+    enum {
+        // Maximum line length for log messages.
+        // If the message exceeds this length it will be truncated with elipses.
+        maximumMessageCharacters = 12 * 1024
+    };
 };
 
 // Wraps a Journal::Stream to skip evaluation of
diff --git a/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h b/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h
index c02bdb88f9..414618016c 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ public:
         m_structuredJournalImpl = impl;
     }
 
+    static void
+    disableStructuredJournal()
+    {
+        m_structuredJournalImpl = nullptr;
+    }
+
     static bool
     isStructuredJournalEnabled()
     {
diff --git a/src/tests/libxrpl/basics/log.cpp b/src/tests/libxrpl/basics/log.cpp
index 7c3710bfe6..108eb146cd 100644
--- a/src/tests/libxrpl/basics/log.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libxrpl/basics/log.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,46 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-TEST_CASE("Enable Json Logs")
+TEST_CASE("Text logs")
+{
+    std::stringstream logStream;
+
+    MockLogs logs{logStream, beast::severities::kAll};
+
+    logs.journal("Test").debug() << "Test";
+
+    CHECK(logStream.str().find("Test") != std::string::npos);
+
+    logStream.str("");
+
+    logs.journal("Test").debug() << "\n";
+
+    CHECK(logStream.str().find("\n") == std::string::npos);
+}
+
+
+TEST_CASE("Test format output")
+{
+    std::string output;
+    Logs::format(output, "Message", beast::severities::kDebug, "Test");
+    CHECK(output.find("Message") != std::string::npos);
+    CHECK(output != "Message");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Test format output when structured logs are enabled")
+{
+    static log::JsonStructuredJournal structuredJournal;
+    beast::Journal::enableStructuredJournal(&structuredJournal);
+
+    std::string output;
+    Logs::format(output, "Message", beast::severities::kDebug, "Test");
+
+    CHECK(output == "Message");
+
+    beast::Journal::disableStructuredJournal();
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Enable json logs")
 {
     static log::JsonStructuredJournal structuredJournal;
 
@@ -97,7 +136,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Enable Json Logs")
 
     beast::Journal::enableStructuredJournal(&structuredJournal);
 
-    logs.journal("Test").debug() << "Test";
+    logs.journal("Test").debug() << "\n";
 
     Json::Reader reader;
     Json::Value jsonLog;
@@ -108,7 +147,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Enable Json Logs")
     CHECK(jsonLog.isObject());
     CHECK(jsonLog.isMember("Message"));
     CHECK(jsonLog["Message"].isString());
-    CHECK(jsonLog["Message"].asString() == "Test");
+    CHECK(jsonLog["Message"].asString() == "");
+    beast::Journal::disableStructuredJournal();
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Global attributes")
@@ -134,6 +174,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Global attributes")
     CHECK(jsonLog.isMember("Field1"));
     CHECK(jsonLog["Field1"].isString());
     CHECK(jsonLog["Field1"].asString() == "Value1");
+    beast::Journal::disableStructuredJournal();
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Global attributes inheritable")
@@ -166,4 +207,5 @@ TEST_CASE("Global attributes inheritable")
     CHECK(jsonLog["Field1"].asString() == "Value3");
     CHECK(jsonLog["Field2"].isString());
     CHECK(jsonLog["Field2"].asString() == "Value2");
+    beast::Journal::disableStructuredJournal();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/json_logs.cpp b/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/json_logs.cpp
index 209606dc8c..ac8a80af6d 100644
--- a/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/json_logs.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/json_logs.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public:
         beast::Journal::enableStructuredJournal(&structuredJournal);
     }
 
+    ~JsonLogStreamFixture()
+    {
+        beast::Journal::disableStructuredJournal();
+    }
+
     std::stringstream&
     stream()
     {
@@ -82,7 +87,12 @@ private:
 
 TEST_CASE_FIXTURE(JsonLogStreamFixture, "TestJsonLogFields")
 {
-    journal().debug() << "Test";
+    journal().debug() << std::boolalpha
+                    << true
+                    << std::noboolalpha
+                    << " Test "
+                    << std::boolalpha
+                    << false;
 
     Json::Value logValue;
     Json::Reader reader;
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ TEST_CASE_FIXTURE(JsonLogStreamFixture, "TestJsonLogFields")
     CHECK(logValue["Line"].isNumeric());
     CHECK(logValue["Params"].isNull());
     CHECK(logValue["Message"].isString());
-    CHECK(logValue["Message"].asString() == "Test");
+    CHECK(logValue["Message"].asString() == "true Test false");
 }
 
 TEST_CASE_FIXTURE(JsonLogStreamFixture, "TestJsonLogLevels")