diff --git a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
index d30eee2..957fdb5 100644
--- a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
+++ b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
@@ -649,27 +649,52 @@
 
     ASSERT_NE(0UL, nowSpamSize);
 
+    // Determine if we have the spam filter enabled
     int sock = socket_local_client("logd",
                                    ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
                                    SOCK_STREAM);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sock >= 0);
+
+    static const char getPruneList[] = "getPruneList";
+    if (write(sock, getPruneList, sizeof(getPruneList)) > 0) {
+        char buffer[80];
+        memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+        read(sock, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        char *cp = strchr(buffer, '\n');
+        if (!cp || (cp[1] != '~') || (cp[2] != '!')) {
+            close(sock);
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "WARNING: "
+                    "Logger has SPAM filtration turned off \"%s\"\n", buffer);
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
+        int save_errno = errno;
+        close(sock);
+        FAIL() << "Can not send " << getPruneList << " to logger -- " << strerror(save_errno);
+    }
+
     static const unsigned long expected_absolute_minimum_log_size = 65536UL;
     unsigned long totalSize = expected_absolute_minimum_log_size;
-    if (sock >= 0) {
-        static const char getSize[] = {
-            'g', 'e', 't', 'L', 'o', 'g', 'S', 'i', 'z', 'e', ' ',
-            LOG_ID_MAIN + '0', '\0'
-        };
-        if (write(sock, getSize, sizeof(getSize)) > 0) {
-            char buffer[80];
-            memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
-            read(sock, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-            totalSize = atol(buffer);
-            if (totalSize < expected_absolute_minimum_log_size) {
-                totalSize = expected_absolute_minimum_log_size;
-            }
+    static const char getSize[] = {
+        'g', 'e', 't', 'L', 'o', 'g', 'S', 'i', 'z', 'e', ' ',
+        LOG_ID_MAIN + '0', '\0'
+    };
+    if (write(sock, getSize, sizeof(getSize)) > 0) {
+        char buffer[80];
+        memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+        read(sock, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        totalSize = atol(buffer);
+        if (totalSize < expected_absolute_minimum_log_size) {
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "WARNING: "
+                    "Logger had unexpected referenced size \"%s\"\n", buffer);
+            totalSize = expected_absolute_minimum_log_size;
         }
-        close(sock);
     }
+    close(sock);
+
     // logd allows excursions to 110% of total size
     totalSize = (totalSize * 11 ) / 10;