diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
index 4934617f5e..a887721c2d 100644
--- a/internal/log/log.go
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -36,12 +36,17 @@ var (
 	logger ddtrace.Logger = &defaultLogger{l: log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.LstdFlags)}
 )
 
-// UseLogger sets l as the active logger.
-func UseLogger(l ddtrace.Logger) {
+// UseLogger sets l as the active logger and returns a function to restore the
+// previous logger. The return value is mostly useful when testing.
+func UseLogger(l ddtrace.Logger) (undo func()) {
 	Flush()
 	mu.Lock()
 	defer mu.Unlock()
+	old := logger
 	logger = l
+	return func() {
+		logger = old
+	}
 }
 
 // SetLevel sets the given lvl for logging.
@@ -172,3 +177,31 @@ func printMsg(lvl, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 type defaultLogger struct{ l *log.Logger }
 
 func (p *defaultLogger) Log(msg string) { p.l.Print(msg) }
+
+// DiscardLogger discards every call to Log().
+type DiscardLogger struct{}
+
+// Log implements ddtrace.Logger.
+func (d DiscardLogger) Log(msg string) {}
+
+// RecordLogger records every call to Log() and makes it available via Logs().
+type RecordLogger struct {
+	m    sync.Mutex
+	logs []string
+}
+
+// Log implements ddtrace.Logger.
+func (r *RecordLogger) Log(msg string) {
+	r.m.Lock()
+	defer r.m.Unlock()
+	r.logs = append(r.logs, msg)
+}
+
+// Logs returns the ordered list of logs recorded by the logger.
+func (r *RecordLogger) Logs() []string {
+	r.m.Lock()
+	defer r.m.Unlock()
+	copied := make([]string, len(r.logs))
+	copy(copied, r.logs)
+	return copied
+}
diff --git a/profiler/profiler_test.go b/profiler/profiler_test.go
index b6fc4f756f..4e38cb54ed 100644
--- a/profiler/profiler_test.go
+++ b/profiler/profiler_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/internal/log"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -59,13 +61,21 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("options/GoodAPIKey/Agent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rl := &log.RecordLogger{}
+		defer log.UseLogger(rl)()
+
 		err := Start(WithAPIKey("12345678901234567890123456789012"))
 		defer Stop()
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, activeProfiler.cfg.agentURL, activeProfiler.cfg.targetURL)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, len(rl.Logs()))
+		assert.Contains(t, rl.Logs()[0], "profiler.WithAPIKey")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("options/GoodAPIKey/Agentless", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rl := &log.RecordLogger{}
+		defer log.UseLogger(rl)()
+
 		err := Start(
 			WithAPIKey("12345678901234567890123456789012"),
 			WithAgentlessUpload(),
@@ -73,6 +83,8 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 		defer Stop()
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, activeProfiler.cfg.apiURL, activeProfiler.cfg.targetURL)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, len(rl.Logs()))
+		assert.Contains(t, rl.Logs()[0], "profiler.WithAgentlessUpload")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("options/BadAPIKey", func(t *testing.T) {