diff --git a/.changeset/hip-tables-prove.md b/.changeset/hip-tables-prove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc2c4e83d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-tables-prove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-test-utils': patch
+---
+
+Updated the `mockServices.rootLogger` options to accept a single level option instead.
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/api-report.md b/packages/backend-test-utils/api-report.md
index 672c574cb2..d99cf51866 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/api-report.md
@@ -91,14 +91,7 @@ export namespace mockServices {
   export namespace rootLogger {
     // (undocumented)
     export type Options = {
-      levels:
-        | boolean
-        | {
-            error: boolean;
-            warn: boolean;
-            info: boolean;
-            debug: boolean;
-          };
+      level?: 'none' | 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug';
     };
     const // (undocumented)
       factory: (options?: Options | undefined) => ServiceFactory<LoggerService>;
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.test.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3cbb5c384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { MockRootLoggerService } from './MockRootLoggerService';
+
+describe('MockRootLoggerService', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should be silent by default', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const logger = MockRootLoggerService.create();
+    logger.error('error');
+    logger.warn('warn');
+    logger.info('info');
+    logger.debug('debug');
+
+    expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.debug).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shuld be able to set none level', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const logger = MockRootLoggerService.create({ level: 'none' });
+    logger.error('error');
+    logger.warn('warn');
+    logger.info('info');
+    logger.debug('debug');
+
+    expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.debug).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shuld be able to set error level', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const logger = MockRootLoggerService.create({ level: 'error' });
+    logger.error('error');
+    logger.warn('warn');
+    logger.info('info');
+    logger.debug('debug');
+
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.debug).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shuld be able to set warn level', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const logger = MockRootLoggerService.create({ level: 'warn' });
+    logger.error('error');
+    logger.warn('warn');
+    logger.info('info');
+    logger.debug('debug');
+
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.debug).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shuld be able to set info level', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const logger = MockRootLoggerService.create({ level: 'info' });
+    logger.error('error');
+    logger.warn('warn');
+    logger.info('info');
+    logger.debug('debug');
+
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.info).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.debug).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shuld be able to set debug level', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'debug').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const logger = MockRootLoggerService.create({ level: 'debug' });
+    logger.error('error');
+    logger.warn('warn');
+    logger.info('info');
+    logger.debug('debug');
+
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.info).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.debug).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts
index 5965792932..fabba82a0f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,28 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import type { mockServices } from './mockServices';
 
+const levels = {
+  none: 0,
+  error: 1,
+  warn: 2,
+  info: 3,
+  debug: 4,
+};
+
 export class MockRootLoggerService implements RootLoggerService {
-  #levels: Exclude<mockServices.rootLogger.Options['levels'], boolean>;
+  #level: number;
   #meta: Record<string, unknown>;
 
+  static create(
+    options?: mockServices.rootLogger.Options,
+  ): MockRootLoggerService {
+    const level = options?.level ?? 'none';
+    if (!(level in levels)) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid log level '${level}'`);
+    }
+    return new MockRootLoggerService(levels[level], {});
+  }
+
   error(
     message: string,
     meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
@@ -53,23 +71,11 @@ export class MockRootLoggerService implements RootLoggerService {
   }
 
   child(meta: Record<string, unknown>): LoggerService {
-    return new MockRootLoggerService(this.#levels, { ...this.#meta, ...meta });
+    return new MockRootLoggerService(this.#level, { ...this.#meta, ...meta });
   }
 
-  constructor(
-    levels: mockServices.rootLogger.Options['levels'],
-    meta: Record<string, unknown>,
-  ) {
-    if (typeof levels === 'boolean') {
-      this.#levels = {
-        error: levels,
-        debug: levels,
-        info: levels,
-        warn: levels,
-      };
-    } else {
-      this.#levels = levels;
-    }
+  private constructor(level: number, meta: Record<string, unknown>) {
+    this.#level = level;
     this.#meta = meta;
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +84,8 @@ export class MockRootLoggerService implements RootLoggerService {
     message: string,
     meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
   ) {
-    if (this.#levels[level]) {
+    const levelValue = levels[level] ?? 0;
+    if (levelValue <= this.#level) {
       const labels = Object.entries(this.#meta)
         .map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`)
         .join(',');
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/mockServices.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/mockServices.ts
index 5f771f13c5..2a56bd78b8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/mockServices.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/mockServices.ts
@@ -67,13 +67,11 @@ export namespace mockServices {
   }
 
   export function rootLogger(options?: rootLogger.Options): LoggerService {
-    return new MockRootLoggerService(options?.levels ?? false, {});
+    return MockRootLoggerService.create(options);
   }
   export namespace rootLogger {
     export type Options = {
-      levels:
-        | boolean
-        | { error: boolean; warn: boolean; info: boolean; debug: boolean };
+      level?: 'none' | 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug';
     };
 
     export const factory = simpleFactory(coreServices.rootLogger, rootLogger);