diff --git a/jps/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/SimpleKotlinJpsBuildTest.kt b/jps/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/SimpleKotlinJpsBuildTest.kt
index 3b1a7f395b5..f32820d9b48 100644
--- a/jps/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/SimpleKotlinJpsBuildTest.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/SimpleKotlinJpsBuildTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.PathUtil
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JpsJavaExtensionService
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.COMPILE_DAEMON_CLIENT_ALIVE_PATH_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.COMPILE_DAEMON_ENABLED_PROPERTY
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.COMPILE_DAEMON_LOG_PATH_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.COMPILE_DAEMON_VERBOSE_REPORT_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.JetTestUtils
 import java.io.File
@@ -71,12 +72,15 @@ public class SimpleKotlinJpsBuildTest : AbstractKotlinJpsBuildTestCase() {
         System.setProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_VERBOSE_REPORT_PROPERTY, "")
         // spaces in the name to test proper file name handling
         val flagFile = File.createTempFile("kotlin-jps - tests-", "-is-running");
+        val logFile = File.createTempFile("kotlin-daemon", ".log")
+        System.setProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_CLIENT_ALIVE_PATH_PROPERTY, flagFile.absolutePath)
+        System.setProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_LOG_PATH_PROPERTY, logFile.absolutePath)
         try {
-            System.setProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_CLIENT_ALIVE_PATH_PROPERTY, flagFile.absolutePath)
             testLoadingKotlinFromDifferentModules()
         }
         finally {
             flagFile.delete()
+            System.clearProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_LOG_PATH_PROPERTY)
             System.clearProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_CLIENT_ALIVE_PATH_PROPERTY)
             System.clearProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_VERBOSE_REPORT_PROPERTY)
             System.clearProperty(COMPILE_DAEMON_ENABLED_PROPERTY)