diff --git a/tests/logging.py b/tests/logging.py
index 1bbe3bc7..4038a218 100644
--- a/tests/logging.py
+++ b/tests/logging.py
@@ -88,17 +88,20 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node',
             options=['--log-rotation-age=1d'])
 
-        rotation_file_path = os.path.join(
-            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log.rotation')
-
-        # self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(rotation_file_path))
-
         self.backup_node(
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
                 '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'])
 
+        rotation_file_path = os.path.join(
+            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log.rotation')
+
+        log_file_path = os.path.join(
+            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log')
+
+        log_file_size = os.stat(log_file_path).st_size
+
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(rotation_file_path))
 
         # truncate .rotation file
@@ -111,9 +114,14 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
-                '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'],
+                '--log-level-file=LOG'],
             return_id=False)
 
+        # check that log file wasn`t rotated
+        self.assertGreater(
+            os.stat(log_file_path).st_size,
+            log_file_size)
+
         self.assertIn(
             'WARNING: cannot read creation timestamp from rotation file',
             output)
@@ -122,9 +130,14 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
-                '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'],
+                '--log-level-file=LOG'],
             return_id=False)
 
+        # check that log file wasn`t rotated
+        self.assertGreater(
+            os.stat(log_file_path).st_size,
+            log_file_size)
+
         self.assertNotIn(
             'WARNING:',
             output)
@@ -149,9 +162,6 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node',
             options=['--log-rotation-age=1d'])
 
-        rotation_file_path = os.path.join(
-            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log.rotation')
-
 
         self.backup_node(
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
@@ -159,6 +169,14 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
                 '--stream',
                 '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'])
 
+        rotation_file_path = os.path.join(
+            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log.rotation')
+
+        log_file_path = os.path.join(
+            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log')
+
+        log_file_size = os.stat(log_file_path).st_size
+
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(rotation_file_path))
 
         # unlink .rotation file
@@ -168,9 +186,14 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
-                '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'],
+                '--log-level-file=LOG'],
             return_id=False)
 
+        # check that log file wasn`t rotated
+        self.assertGreater(
+            os.stat(log_file_path).st_size,
+            log_file_size)
+
         self.assertIn(
             'WARNING: missing rotation file:',
             output)
@@ -188,6 +211,11 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             'WARNING:',
             output)
 
+        # check that log file wasn`t rotated
+        self.assertGreater(
+            os.stat(log_file_path).st_size,
+            log_file_size)
+
         # Clean after yourself
         self.del_test_dir(module_name, fname)
 
@@ -206,15 +234,20 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node',
             options=['--log-rotation-age=1d'])
 
-        rotation_file_path = os.path.join(
-            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log.rotation')
-
         self.backup_node(
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
                 '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'])
 
+        rotation_file_path = os.path.join(
+            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log.rotation')
+
+        log_file_path = os.path.join(
+            backup_dir, 'log', 'pg_probackup.log')
+
+        log_file_size = os.stat(log_file_path).st_size
+
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(rotation_file_path))
 
         # mangle .rotation file
@@ -227,9 +260,14 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
-                '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'],
+                '--log-level-file=LOG'],
             return_id=False)
 
+        # check that log file wasn`t rotated
+        self.assertGreater(
+            os.stat(log_file_path).st_size,
+            log_file_size)
+
         self.assertIn(
             'WARNING: rotation file "{0}" has wrong '
             'creation timestamp'.format(rotation_file_path),
@@ -241,12 +279,17 @@ class LogTest(ProbackupTest, unittest.TestCase):
             backup_dir, 'node', node,
             options=[
                 '--stream',
-                '--log-level-file=VERBOSE'],
+                '--log-level-file=LOG'],
             return_id=False)
 
         self.assertNotIn(
             'WARNING:',
             output)
 
+        # check that log file wasn`t rotated
+        self.assertGreater(
+            os.stat(log_file_path).st_size,
+            log_file_size)
+
         # Clean after yourself
         self.del_test_dir(module_name, fname)