diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 97d6b43..c3c2070 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import logging
 from typing import Optional
 
 from matrix_synapse_saml_mozilla import SamlMappingProvider
 
+logging.basicConfig()
+
 
 def create_mapping_provider(config_dict: Optional[dict] = None) -> SamlMappingProvider:
     # Default configuration
diff --git a/tests/test_attributes.py b/tests/test_attributes.py
index de405ca..2aec556 100644
--- a/tests/test_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/test_attributes.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import logging
 import re
 import time
 import unittest
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ from matrix_synapse_saml_mozilla._sessions import username_mapping_sessions
 
 from . import create_mapping_provider
 
-logging.basicConfig()
-
 
 class FakeResponse:
     def __init__(self, source_uid, display_name):
@@ -58,6 +55,8 @@ def _load_test_response() -> AuthnResponse:
         allow_unsolicited=True,
         # tell it not to check the `destination`
         asynchop=False,
+        # tell it not to check the issue time
+        timeslack=20 * 365 * 24 * 3600,
     )
     response.loads(response_xml, decode=False, origxml=response_xml)
     response.verify()