diff --git a/man/lvm.conf.5 b/man/lvm.conf.5
index c3f049031..fefd672a6 100644
--- a/man/lvm.conf.5
+++ b/man/lvm.conf.5
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ is invoked.  By default tools append messages to the log file.
 .IP
 \fBverbose\fP \(em Default level (0-3) of messages sent to stdout or stderr.
 3 is the most verbose; 0 should produce the least output.
-.IP
-\fBtest\fP \(em If set to 1, run tools in test mode i.e. no metadata
-gets updated.
 .TP
 \fBbackup\fP \(em Configuration for metadata backups.
 .IP
@@ -145,6 +142,9 @@ Defaults to 30.
 .TP
 \fBglobal\fP \(em Global settings
 .IP
+\fBtest\fP \(em If set to 1, run tools in test mode i.e. no metadata
+gets updated.
+.IP
 \fBproc\fP \(em Mount point of proc filesystem.
 Defaults to /proc.
 .IP
diff --git a/tools/lvm.c b/tools/lvm.c
index 726e858b7..1feca1501 100644
--- a/tools/lvm.c
+++ b/tools/lvm.c
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ static void __init_log(struct config_file *cf)
 		find_config_int(cf->root, "log/level", '/', 0);
 	_default_settings.verbose =
 		find_config_int(cf->root, "log/verbose", '/', 0);
-	_default_settings.test = find_config_int(cf->root, "log/test", '/', 0);
+	_default_settings.test = find_config_int(cf->root, "global/test", 
+						 '/', 0);
 
 	if (find_config_int(cf->root, "log/overwrite", '/', 0))
 		open_mode = "w";