diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/E1AP/CMakeLists.txt
index 5849a32fe5..eb3bd0f546 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ target_include_directories(e1ap PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_DIR})
 if(ENABLE_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
+
+if(ENABLE_TESTS)
+  target_compile_definitions(e1ap PRIVATE E1AP_LOG_ERRORS)
+endif()
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_lib_common.h b/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_lib_common.h
index 39e3d64448..6fda2cd8ca 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_lib_common.h
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/lib/e1ap_lib_common.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "openair3/UTILS/conversions.h"
 #include "e1ap_messages_types.h"
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_TESTS
+#ifdef E1AP_LOG_ERRORS
 #define PRINT_ERROR(...) fprintf(stderr, ##__VA_ARGS__);
 #else
 #define PRINT_ERROR(...) // Do nothing