diff --git a/searx/metrics/error_recorder.py b/searx/metrics/error_recorder.py
index 3954226a4..bb3d76adc 100644
--- a/searx/metrics/error_recorder.py
+++ b/searx/metrics/error_recorder.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 import typing
 import inspect
+import logging
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from httpx import HTTPError, HTTPStatusError
-import logging
 from searx.exceptions import (
     SearxXPathSyntaxException,
     SearxEngineXPathException,
diff --git a/searx/search/checker/impl.py b/searx/search/checker/impl.py
index 15b925410..659c9c50b 100644
--- a/searx/search/checker/impl.py
+++ b/searx/search/checker/impl.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class Checker:  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
 
     def __init__(self, processor: EngineProcessor):
         self.processor = processor
-        self.processor.engine_exc_info = False  # Remove exception information from errors to reduce verbosity
+        self.processor.log_engine_exc_info = False  # Remove exception information from errors to reduce verbosity
         self.tests = self.processor.get_tests()
         self.test_results = TestResults()
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class Checker:  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
     def run_test(self, test_name: str):
         test_parameters = self.tests[test_name]
         #  Not really a warning, but an info log will not appear
-        logger.warning('running test: %s', test_name)
+        logger.warning('---%s---', test_name)
         search_query_list = list(Checker.search_query_matrix_iterator(self.engineref_list, test_parameters['matrix']))
         rct_list = [self.get_result_container_tests(test_name, search_query) for search_query in search_query_list]
         stop_test = False
diff --git a/searx/search/processors/abstract.py b/searx/search/processors/abstract.py
index 168f73b06..dd6e1c13d 100644
--- a/searx/search/processors/abstract.py
+++ b/searx/search/processors/abstract.py
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ class SuspendedStatus:
 class EngineProcessor(ABC):
     """Base classes used for all types of request processors."""
 
-    __slots__ = 'engine', 'engine_name', 'lock', 'suspended_status', 'logger', 'engine_exc_info'
+    __slots__ = 'engine', 'engine_name', 'lock', 'suspended_status', 'logger', 'log_engine_exc_info'
 
     def __init__(self, engine, engine_name: str):
         self.engine = engine
         self.engine_name = engine_name
         self.logger: Logger = engines[engine_name].logger
-        self.engine_exc_info = True
+        self.log_engine_exc_info = True
         key = get_network(self.engine_name)
         key = id(key) if key else self.engine_name
         self.suspended_status = SUSPENDED_STATUS.setdefault(key, SuspendedStatus())
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class EngineProcessor(ABC):
     def has_initialize_function(self):
         return hasattr(self.engine, 'init')
 
+    @property
+    def metrics_log_level(self) -> int:
+        return logging.WARN if self.log_engine_exc_info else logging.NOTSET
+
     def handle_exception(self, result_container, exception_or_message, suspend=False):
         # update result_container
         if isinstance(exception_or_message, BaseException):
@@ -97,11 +101,10 @@ class EngineProcessor(ABC):
         result_container.add_unresponsive_engine(self.engine_name, error_message)
         # metrics
         counter_inc('engine', self.engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'error')
-        log_level = logging.WARN if self.engine_exc_info else logging.NOTSET
         if isinstance(exception_or_message, BaseException):
-            count_exception(self.engine_name, exception_or_message, log_level=log_level)
+            count_exception(self.engine_name, exception_or_message, log_level=self.metrics_log_level)
         else:
-            count_error(self.engine_name, exception_or_message, log_level=log_level)
+            count_error(self.engine_name, exception_or_message, log_level=self.metrics_log_level)
         # suspend the engine ?
         if suspend:
             suspended_time = None
diff --git a/searx/search/processors/online.py b/searx/search/processors/online.py
index 84eea9fe8..cad63aae0 100644
--- a/searx/search/processors/online.py
+++ b/searx/search/processors/online.py
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ class OnlineProcessor(EngineProcessor):
                 self.engine_name,
                 '{} redirects, maximum: {}'.format(len(response.history), soft_max_redirects),
                 (status_code, reason, hostname),
-                self.engine_exc_info,
                 secondary=True,
+                log_level=self.metrics_log_level,
             )
 
         return response
@@ -182,20 +182,20 @@ class OnlineProcessor(EngineProcessor):
                 "requests exception (search duration : {0} s, timeout: {1} s) : {2}".format(
                     default_timer() - start_time, timeout_limit, e
                 ),
-                exc_info=self.engine_exc_info,
+                exc_info=self.log_engine_exc_info,
             )
         except SearxEngineCaptchaException as e:
             self.handle_exception(result_container, e, suspend=True)
-            self.logger.exception('CAPTCHA', exc_info=self.engine_exc_info)
+            self.logger.exception('CAPTCHA', exc_info=self.log_engine_exc_info)
         except SearxEngineTooManyRequestsException as e:
             self.handle_exception(result_container, e, suspend=True)
-            self.logger.exception('Too many requests', exc_info=self.engine_exc_info)
+            self.logger.exception('Too many requests', exc_info=self.log_engine_exc_info)
         except SearxEngineAccessDeniedException as e:
             self.handle_exception(result_container, e, suspend=True)
-            self.logger.exception('SearXNG is blocked', exc_info=self.engine_exc_info)
+            self.logger.exception('SearXNG is blocked', exc_info=self.log_engine_exc_info)
         except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             self.handle_exception(result_container, e)
-            self.logger.exception('exception : {0}'.format(e), exc_info=self.engine_exc_info)
+            self.logger.exception('exception : {0}'.format(e), exc_info=self.log_engine_exc_info)
 
     def get_default_tests(self):
         tests = {}