diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/requirements.txt b/monkey/monkey_island/requirements.txt
index 49c1e37a5..77ff9a620 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/requirements.txt
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pytest
 bson
 python-dateutil
 tornado
diff --git a/monkey/pytest.ini b/monkey/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d355a4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[pytest]
+log_cli = 1
+log_cli_level = DEBUG
+log_cli_format = %(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(module)s.%(funcName)s.%(lineno)d: %(message)s
+log_cli_date_format=%H:%M:%S
+addopts = -v --capture=sys