diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d4c3dfef1a0..07dada5fd6fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Added field utilities to perform basic numeric operations on fields
+- For ExtDataDriver.x only, added logging config to Tests/ExtDataDriverMod.F90 to enable Logger there
 - Added new fill option and run mode for ExtDataDriver.x
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/Tests/ExtDataDriverMod.F90 b/Tests/ExtDataDriverMod.F90
index c4f168d08c85..757398872933 100644
--- a/Tests/ExtDataDriverMod.F90
+++ b/Tests/ExtDataDriverMod.F90
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ function newExtDataDriver(name,set_services, unusable, cap_options, rc) result(d
          driver%cap_options = MAPL_CapOptions()
       endif
       call driver%initialize_mpi()
-      call MAPL_Initialize(comm=MPI_COMM_WORLD,rc=status)
+      call MAPL_Initialize(comm=MPI_COMM_WORLD, &
+           logging_config=driver%cap_options%logging_config, &
+           rc=status)
       _VERIFY(status)
       _RETURN(_SUCCESS)
    end function newExtDataDriver