diff --git a/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp b/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp
index 4772a5eaa..0d4676514 100644
--- a/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ try
 {
     using namespace Opm;
 
+    OpmLog::setupSimpleDefaultLogging(false, true, 10);
     std::cout << "\n================    Test program for weakly compressible two-phase flow     ===============\n\n";
     ParameterGroup param(argc, argv, false);
     std::cout << "---------------    Reading parameters     ---------------" << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp b/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp
index f37bd8238..df27bfc07 100644
--- a/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ try
 {
     using namespace Opm;
 
+    OpmLog::setupSimpleDefaultLogging(false, true, 10);
     std::cout << "\n================    Test program for incompressible two-phase flow     ===============\n\n";
     ParameterGroup param(argc, argv, false);
     std::cout << "---------------    Reading parameters     ---------------" << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp b/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp
index e4a3b05f2..3512baa7c 100644
--- a/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ try
 {
     using namespace Opm;
 
+    OpmLog::setupSimpleDefaultLogging(false, true, 10);
     std::cout << "\n================    Test program for incompressible two-phase flow     ===============\n\n";
     ParameterGroup param(argc, argv, false);
     std::cout << "---------------    Reading parameters     ---------------" << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/sim_poly2p_comp_reorder.cpp b/examples/sim_poly2p_comp_reorder.cpp
index 4066ae583..db13dbb4c 100644
--- a/examples/sim_poly2p_comp_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_poly2p_comp_reorder.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ try
 {
     using namespace Opm;
 
+    OpmLog::setupSimpleDefaultLogging(false, true, 10);
     std::cout << "\n================    Test program for weakly compressible two-phase flow with polymer    ===============\n\n";
     ParameterGroup param(argc, argv, false);
     std::cout << "---------------    Reading parameters     ---------------" << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp b/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp
index b95ecba1b..9ccc765a2 100644
--- a/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ try
 {
     using namespace Opm;
 
+    OpmLog::setupSimpleDefaultLogging(false, true, 10);
     std::cout << "\n================    Test program for incompressible two-phase flow with polymer    ===============\n\n";
     ParameterGroup param(argc, argv, false);
     std::cout << "---------------    Reading parameters     ---------------" << std::endl;