diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e23556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import logging
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from testcloud import util
+
+
+def test_has_selinux_missing_command_does_not_configure_root_logging():
+    root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+    handlers = root_logger.handlers[:]
+
+    try:
+        root_logger.handlers = []
+
+        with patch("testcloud.util.subprocess.call", side_effect=FileNotFoundError):
+            assert util.has_selinux() is False
+
+        assert root_logger.handlers == []
+    finally:
+        root_logger.handlers = handlers
diff --git a/testcloud/util.py b/testcloud/util.py
index fcdcd2a..6d49e6e 100644
--- a/testcloud/util.py
+++ b/testcloud/util.py
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ def has_selinux() -> bool:
         selinux_active = subprocess.call(["selinuxenabled"])
         return not bool(selinux_active)
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        logging.debug("selinuxenabled is not present (libselinux-utils package missing?)")
-        logging.debug("Assuming selinux is not installed and therefore disabled")
+        log.debug("selinuxenabled is not present (libselinux-utils package missing?)")
+        log.debug("Assuming selinux is not installed and therefore disabled")
         return False