diff --git a/bin/lib/ail_logger.py b/bin/lib/ail_logger.py
index 1790c793..9bc76144 100755
--- a/bin/lib/ail_logger.py
+++ b/bin/lib/ail_logger.py
@@ -51,3 +51,24 @@ def get_access_config(create=False):
 
         logger.propagate = False
     return logger
+
+def get_test_config(create=False):
+    logger = logging.getLogger('test.log')
+
+    if create:
+        formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(levelname)s:%(message)s")
+
+        # STDOUT
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+        # FILE
+        handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(filename=os.path.join(LOGS_DIR, f'test.log'),
+                                                       maxBytes=10*1024*1024, backupCount=5)
+        handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+        logger.propagate = False
+    return logger
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 5f8a7a67..cd1d3fa4 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -5,30 +5,43 @@ import os
 import sys
 import unittest
 
-from pyail import PyAIL
+from pyail import PyAIL, PyAILError
 
 sys.path.append(os.environ['AIL_BIN'])
 ##################################
 # Import Project packages
 ##################################
 from lib import ail_users
-
+from lib import ail_logger
 from lib.ConfigLoader import ConfigLoader
 
+test_logger = ail_logger.get_test_config(create=True)
+
 class TestApiV1(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         config = ConfigLoader()
         port = config.get_config_str('Flask', 'port')
-        self.ail = PyAIL(f'https://localhost:{port}', ail_users.get_user_token('admin@admin.test'), ssl=False)
+        try:
+            self.ail = PyAIL(f'https://localhost:{port}', ail_users.get_user_token('admin@admin.test'), ssl=False)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print()
+            print('----------------------------------------------------')
+            test_logger.warning(f'Flask / Web interface is unreachable: {e}')
+            print('----------------------------------------------------')
+            print()
+            raise e
 
     # GET /api/v1/ping
     def test_0001_api_ping(self):
-        r = self.ail.ping_ail()
-        self.assertEqual(r.get('status'), 'pong')
         print()
         print('----------------------------------------------------')
-        print('  AIL successfully reached Flask / Web interface')
+        try:
+            r = self.ail.ping()
+            self.assertEqual(r.get('status'), 'pong')
+            test_logger.info('AIL successfully reached Flask / Web interface')
+        except (AssertionError, PyAILError) as ae:
+            test_logger.warning(f'Flask / Web interface is unreachable: {ae}')
         print('----------------------------------------------------')
         print()