diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
index 5433c07..222ce97 100644
--- a/.testr.conf
+++ b/.testr.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} OS_LOG_CAPTURE=${OS_LOG_CAPTURE:-1} ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ tests $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
+test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} OS_LOG_CAPTURE=${OS_LOG_CAPTURE:-1} OS_LOG_DEFAULTS=${OS_LOG_DEFAULTS:-""} ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ tests $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
 test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
 test_list_option=--list
diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index e7da178..5b31eea 100755
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -862,6 +862,28 @@
                 format='%(asctime)s %(name)-32s '
                 '%(levelname)-8s %(message)s'))
 
+            # NOTE(notmorgan): Extract logging overrides for specific libraries
+            # from the OS_LOG_DEFAULTS env and create FakeLogger fixtures for
+            # each. This is used to limit the output during test runs from
+            # libraries that zuul depends on such as gear.
+            log_defaults_from_env = os.environ.get('OS_LOG_DEFAULTS')
+
+            if log_defaults_from_env:
+                for default in log_defaults_from_env.split(','):
+                    try:
+                        name, level_str = default.split('=', 1)
+                        level = getattr(logging, level_str, logging.DEBUG)
+                        self.useFixture(fixtures.FakeLogger(
+                            name=name,
+                            level=level,
+                            format='%(asctime)s %(name)-32s '
+                                   '%(levelname)-8s %(message)s'))
+                    except ValueError:
+                        # NOTE(notmorgan): Invalid format of the log default,
+                        # skip and don't try and apply a logger for the
+                        # specified module
+                        pass
+
 
 class ZuulTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 443cc1a..a8767c2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
          STATSD_PORT=8125
          VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=30
+         OS_LOG_DEFAULTS={env:OS_LOG_DEFAULTS:gear.Server=INFO,gear.Client=INFO}
 passenv = ZUUL_TEST_ROOT
 usedevelop = True
 install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
diff --git a/zuul/launcher/ansiblelaunchserver.py b/zuul/launcher/ansiblelaunchserver.py
index 16493d3..2a22da5 100644
--- a/zuul/launcher/ansiblelaunchserver.py
+++ b/zuul/launcher/ansiblelaunchserver.py
@@ -792,7 +792,9 @@
                 return result
 
             post_status = self.runAnsiblePostPlaybook(jobdir, job_status)
-            if job_status and post_status:
+            if not post_status:
+                status = 'POST_FAILURE'
+            elif job_status:
                 status = 'SUCCESS'
             else:
                 status = 'FAILURE'