diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/UmbracoDatabaseFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/UmbracoDatabaseFactory.cs
index 1eaf62ebea..65933399a3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/UmbracoDatabaseFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/UmbracoDatabaseFactory.cs
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UmbracoDatabaseFactory"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>Used in tests.</remarks>
-        public UmbracoDatabaseFactory(ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory> logger, string connectionString, string providerName, Lazy<IMapperCollection> mappers, IDbProviderFactoryCreator dbProviderFactoryCreator)
+        public UmbracoDatabaseFactory(ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory> logger, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory, string connectionString, string providerName, Lazy<IMapperCollection> mappers, IDbProviderFactoryCreator dbProviderFactoryCreator)
         {
             _mappers = mappers ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(mappers));
             _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+            _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
             _dbProviderFactoryCreator = dbProviderFactoryCreator ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dbProviderFactoryCreator));
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(connectionString) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(providerName))
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs
index 1399e117f7..6c310516b4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence
             }
 
             // re-create the database factory and database context with proper connection string
-            _databaseFactory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(_logger, connString, Constants.DbProviderNames.SqlCe, new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(() => Mock.Of<IMapperCollection>()), TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
+            _databaseFactory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(_logger, NullLoggerFactory.Instance, connString, Constants.DbProviderNames.SqlCe, new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(() => Mock.Of<IMapperCollection>()), TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
 
             // test get database type (requires an actual database)
             using (var database = _databaseFactory.CreateDatabase())
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/FaultHandling/ConnectionRetryTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/FaultHandling/ConnectionRetryTest.cs
index d6a458996f..fd3b525039 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/FaultHandling/ConnectionRetryTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/FaultHandling/ConnectionRetryTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Data.SqlClient;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Umbraco.Core;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.FaultHandling
         {
             const string connectionString = @"server=.\SQLEXPRESS;database=EmptyForTest;user id=x;password=umbraco";
             const string providerName = Constants.DbProviderNames.SqlServer;
-            var factory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(Mock.Of<ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory>>(), connectionString, providerName, new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(() => Mock.Of<IMapperCollection>()), TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
+            var factory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(Mock.Of<ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory>>(), NullLoggerFactory.Instance, connectionString, providerName, new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(() => Mock.Of<IMapperCollection>()), TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
 
             using (var database = factory.CreateDatabase())
             {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.FaultHandling
         {
             const string connectionString = @"server=.\SQLEXPRESS;database=EmptyForTest;user id=umbraco;password=umbraco";
             const string providerName = Constants.DbProviderNames.SqlServer;
-            var factory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(Mock.Of<ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory>>(), connectionString, providerName, new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(() => Mock.Of<IMapperCollection>()), TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
+            var factory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(Mock.Of<ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory>>(), NullLoggerFactory.Instance, connectionString, providerName, new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(() => Mock.Of<IMapperCollection>()), TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
 
             using (var database = factory.CreateDatabase())
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestWithDatabaseBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestWithDatabaseBase.cs
index 75f0b01d76..831d32667a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestWithDatabaseBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestWithDatabaseBase.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Web.Routing;
 using System.Xml;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Umbraco.Core;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
                     return TestObjects.GetDatabaseFactoryMock();
 
                 var lazyMappers = new Lazy<IMapperCollection>(f.GetInstance<IMapperCollection>);
-                var factory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(f.GetInstance<Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory>>(), GetDbConnectionString(), GetDbProviderName(), lazyMappers, TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
+                var factory = new UmbracoDatabaseFactory(f.GetInstance<Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<UmbracoDatabaseFactory>>(), NullLoggerFactory.Instance, GetDbConnectionString(), GetDbProviderName(), lazyMappers, TestHelper.DbProviderFactoryCreator);
                 factory.ResetForTests();
                 return factory;
             });