diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2eaa8f046..e2b8864f4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ variables:
   REMOVE_NODE_CHECK: "false"
   UPGRADE_TEST: "false"
   MITOGEN_ENABLE: "false"
-  ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL: "-vv"
+  ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 2
   RECOVER_CONTROL_PLANE_TEST: "false"
   RECOVER_CONTROL_PLANE_TEST_GROUPS: "etcd[2:]:kube_control_plane[1:]"
   TERRAFORM_VERSION: 1.3.7
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 33e0e9dcb..8a275f1dc 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ delete-tf:
 
 create-packet: init-packet
 	ansible-playbook cloud_playbooks/create-packet.yml -c local \
-	$(ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL) \
 	-e @"files/${CI_JOB_NAME}.yml" \
 	-e test_name="$(subst .,-,$(CI_PIPELINE_ID)-$(CI_JOB_ID))" \
 	-e branch="$(CI_COMMIT_BRANCH)" \
diff --git a/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh b/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
index 81632eeee..66eabcc8f 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ playbook=$1
 shift
 # We can set --limit here and still pass it as supplemental args because `--limit`  is a 'last one wins' option
 ansible-playbook \
-     $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL \
     -e @tests/common_vars.yml \
     -e @tests/files/${CI_JOB_NAME}.yml \
     -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads \