diff --git a/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/recovery.js b/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/recovery.js
index 2c9f19a2de..cc3293dbc7 100644
--- a/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/recovery.js
+++ b/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/recovery.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ function runArangodRecovery (params) {
     argv = toArgv(
       Object.assign(params.args,
                     {
+                      'log.foreground-tty': 'true',
                       'javascript.script-parameter': 'setup'
                     }
                    )