diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.cfg
index f0fb2b1490..4272793407 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.cfg
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                     str_to_grep = "journal"
                 - libvirtd_virt_admin_log_output:
                     enable_libvirtd_debug_log = "no"
-                    log_outputs = "3:journald"
+                    log_outputs = "3:journald|3:stderr"
                     enable_journal_socket = "no"
                     virt_disk_device_source = "/var/lib/libvirt/images/no_existed_libvirtd.qcow2"
                     log_file_path = "/var/log/messages"
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.py b/libvirt/tests/src/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.py
index 4341e87282..297d360b9b 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/src/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.py
+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/daemon/conf_file/libvirtd_conf/virt_admin_logging.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 
 from avocado.utils import process
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def check_log_outputs(params, test):
     log_output = params.get("log_outputs")
     vp = virt_admin.VirtadminPersistent()
     virt_admin_log = vp.daemon_log_outputs(ignore_status=True, debug=True).stdout_text.strip()
-    if log_output not in virt_admin_log:
+    if not re.search(r'%s' % log_output, virt_admin_log):
         test.fail("Can not find expected log output: %s from virt admin command output: %s" % (log_output, virt_admin_log))