diff --git a/tests/testutil.py b/tests/testutil.py
index a18ef2065e8d1420e28e832a264bc8238259a242..110369be208696a7a1ee547fc9f8c7625084124d 100644
--- a/tests/testutil.py
+++ b/tests/testutil.py
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ def check_lines_match(lines, expect_patterns, source='output'):
         assert any(re.search(pattern, line) for line in lines), \
             f"{pattern!r} not found in {source}"
 
+def check_logs_match(caplog, expected):
+    records = iter(caplog.records)
+    for exp_level, exp_msg in expected:
+        exp_level = exp_level.upper()
+        assert any(
+            log.levelname == exp_level and log.message == exp_msg for log in records
+        ), f"{exp_level} log {exp_msg!r} not found"
+
 def check_post_meta(txn, *expected_meta, default=None):
     assert len(txn.postings) == len(expected_meta)
     for post, expected in zip(txn.postings, expected_meta):