diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ba6f788..8b280334 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ format:
 	black ./tests
 
 test:
-	py.test --verbose --capture=no --exitfirst -n 6 --dist=loadscope tests --ignore tests/test_examples.py
+	py.test --verbose --exitfirst -n 6 --dist=loadscope tests --ignore tests/test_examples.py
 
 before-commit: isort format lint
 
diff --git a/platformio/package/manager/base.py b/platformio/package/manager/base.py
index 6bfde62f..4432bd8e 100644
--- a/platformio/package/manager/base.py
+++ b/platformio/package/manager/base.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class BasePackageManager(  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods,too-many-in
 
     def _setup_logger(self):
         logger = logging.getLogger(str(self.__class__.__name__).replace("Package", " "))
-        logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR if PlatformioCLI.in_silence() else logging.INFO)
+        logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
         formatter = logging.Formatter("%(name)s: %(message)s")
         sh = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
         sh.setFormatter(formatter)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b83e3409..368e2e11 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ def validate_cliresult():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def clirunner(request):
+def clirunner(request, tmpdir_factory):
+    cache_dir = tmpdir_factory.mktemp(".cache")
     backup_env_vars = {
+        "PLATFORMIO_CACHE_DIR": {"new": str(cache_dir)},
         "PLATFORMIO_WORKSPACE_DIR": {"new": None},
     }
     for key, item in backup_env_vars.items():