diff --git a/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_dbcredentials.py b/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_dbcredentials.py
index b5e8db69c457c5cabdec33f79c5e48b486ec74d3..8c2d131d12773e506bf1e27d6601b899706966ef 100644
--- a/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_dbcredentials.py
+++ b/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_dbcredentials.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ database = mydb
 
 
 def main(argv):
-  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+  unittest.main()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # run all tests
diff --git a/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_methodtrigger.py b/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_methodtrigger.py
index 5b96ebcf6de523055e99d1094a2ea395cee0d25f..a7562ad5ac57acc17c8d1aec1e3cbe1d5a62219e 100644
--- a/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_methodtrigger.py
+++ b/LCS/PyCommon/test/t_methodtrigger.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class TestArgs(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(self.trigger.kwargs, {"c": 3, "d": 4})
 
 def main(argv):
-  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+  unittest.main()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # run all tests
diff --git a/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_lso_webservice.py b/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_lso_webservice.py
index 6cc2e2e25275555a0246f2dbc32e7cd109a2dfdb..4831f3bec65e4c025873d10ff7fdb2368aefc906 100755
--- a/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_lso_webservice.py
+++ b/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_lso_webservice.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestLTAStorageWebService(FlaskLiveTestCase):
 
 
 def main(argv):
-    unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+    unittest.main()
 
 # run tests if main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_store.py b/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_store.py
index d95c318f37c821c136d8457e337b203c237ccef6..30b08fa0325956534ad5ca7da396c61c888f55ad 100755
--- a/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_store.py
+++ b/LTA/ltastorageoverview/test/test_store.py
@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ class TestLTAStorageDb(unittest.TestCase):
 
 # run tests if main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/MAC/Services/test/tPipelineControl.py b/MAC/Services/test/tPipelineControl.py
index 31d281b80d7794555c7c146e403b8461ec20f34f..03283a0b3856fbdd0025c138d6b76c304509148f 100644
--- a/MAC/Services/test/tPipelineControl.py
+++ b/MAC/Services/test/tPipelineControl.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class TestPipelineControl(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(False, "--begin parameter not given to SLURM job")
 
 def main(argv):
-  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+  unittest.main()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # run all tests
diff --git a/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/test/t_generate_globalfs_locations.py b/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/test/t_generate_globalfs_locations.py
index cef56e81940d34bc8d7cf6b824ab9667fa385fee..f21c5e083e8887357ecd1970363893614742388b 100644
--- a/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/test/t_generate_globalfs_locations.py
+++ b/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/test/t_generate_globalfs_locations.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ProcessParset(unittest.TestCase):
       self.assertTrue(l.startswith("foo:") or l.startswith("bar:"))
 
 def main(argv):
-  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+  unittest.main()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # run all tests
diff --git a/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/test/test_momqueryservice.py b/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/test/test_momqueryservice.py
index d9a918f8db60e038fd2aca3e0e0bbb033e3a9334..77a4ec251ecaedcaafbe6f1c1fe1f2c4a11e7fe1 100755
--- a/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/test/test_momqueryservice.py
+++ b/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/test/test_momqueryservice.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ try:
                 with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as error:
                     result = momrpc.getProjectDetails(inj_testid)
 
-        unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+        unittest.main()
 
 finally:
     # cleanup test bus and exit
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RATaskSpecifiedService/test/tRATaskSpecified.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RATaskSpecifiedService/test/tRATaskSpecified.py
index ccffef18377678f06a8e434cec42b1afd7551cdc..b6d589d8c58d259bff94816f63c333b1386a22b2 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RATaskSpecifiedService/test/tRATaskSpecified.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RATaskSpecifiedService/test/tRATaskSpecified.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class TestService(unittest.TestCase):
       self.assertEqual(self.requested_parsets, 3)
 
 def main(argv):
-  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+  unittest.main()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # run all tests
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RAtoOTDBTaskSpecificationPropagator/test/t_rotspservice.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RAtoOTDBTaskSpecificationPropagator/test/t_rotspservice.py
index 19e4f19a2cdee3ddd6d40ada7baf166a261c87fe..66bfa974c64d2ab006e7a5bc3c5108bb1014d17a 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RAtoOTDBTaskSpecificationPropagator/test/t_rotspservice.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/RAtoOTDBTaskSpecificationPropagator/test/t_rotspservice.py
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ with patch('lofar.sas.resourceassignment.ratootdbtaskspecificationpropagator.rpc
 
                 ##TODO: added test asserts etc
 
-    #unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+    #unittest.main()
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py
index 76848599e5472d646fbbc9db474d77f678327e38..90a9cb2828a55b6bf0dc68ba2ba7bf79c1495935 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ with patch('lofar.sas.resourceassignment.resourceassignmentservice.rpc.RARPC', a
 
                 #TODO: added test asserts etc
 
-    unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/test/test_webservice.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/test/test_webservice.py
index 17568953a73dcef305a7041c55681b31ab052f96..9209f02fe51474c017fbdf6bd9d09ea071817b75 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/test/test_webservice.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/test/test_webservice.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class TestLiveResourceAssignmentEditor(FlaskLiveTestCase):
 
 
 def main(argv):
-    unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+    unittest.main()
 
 # run all tests if main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEstimator/test/t_resource_estimator.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEstimator/test/t_resource_estimator.py
index 0ffcb51efee0edb29509a109aa723b978855e022..27a1ad8871f4f89ee05febadb27d0f0e7039048e 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEstimator/test/t_resource_estimator.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEstimator/test/t_resource_estimator.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ try:
     # create and run the service
     with createService(busname=busname):
         # and run all tests
-        unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+        unittest.main()
 
 finally:
     # cleanup test bus and exit
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py
index 6557d8d76ffdae3f5962be15d2a4830fbfaa3891..a5d727a0a9629a188eee580679b11b7f0b8dc9c7 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ try:
         with createService(busname=busname):
 
             # and run all tests
-            unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+            unittest.main()
 
 except ConnectError as ce:
     logger.error(ce)
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/Services/test/tRATaskSpecified.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/Services/test/tRATaskSpecified.py
index 457028e2565832620ed3764eeb91c0a95952f92f..f3b29ef117da187e6ed5f3001d1b829ed4dc2f08 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/Services/test/tRATaskSpecified.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/Services/test/tRATaskSpecified.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class TestService(unittest.TestCase):
       self.assertEqual(self.requested_parsets, 3)
 
 def main(argv):
-  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+  unittest.main()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # run all tests
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/SystemStatusService/test/test_datamonitorqueueservice_and_rpc.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/SystemStatusService/test/test_datamonitorqueueservice_and_rpc.py
index 5adf460bdc0d06e017f7ac3b0f8a78fcb953dede..c2c81b0dd590a0686b737fa40caa35a58a34766f 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/SystemStatusService/test/test_datamonitorqueueservice_and_rpc.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/SystemStatusService/test/test_datamonitorqueueservice_and_rpc.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ try:
         # create and run the service
         with createService(busname=busname, servicename=servicename):
             # and run all tests
-            unittest.main(verbosity=2)
+            unittest.main()
             print "done testing"
 
 finally: