diff --git a/tests/test_mpsd_software.py b/tests/test_mpsd_software.py
index b03a2e5f70df92861d1db7627ddf757d56de4370..d119fcbb8d2ba76d0227c88eb4b0003b7305e6a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_mpsd_software.py
+++ b/tests/test_mpsd_software.py
@@ -789,6 +789,16 @@ def test_remove_package_sets(tmp_path, simple_toolchain):
         shell=True,
         check=True,
     )
+    # check that the logs directory contains a build log for remove cmd
+    # dev-23a_zen3_2023-08-11T15-55-54_BUILD_toolchain2_remove.log
+    logs_dir = tmp_path / release_to_test / "logs"
+    # remove_build_log is the last log file in the list
+    remove_build_log = sorted(list(logs_dir.iterdir()))[-1]
+    assert "toolchain2_remove.log" in remove_build_log.name
+    with open(remove_build_log, "r") as f:
+        logs = f.read()
+        assert "==> Will not uninstall zlib@" in logs
+        assert "==> Successfully removed environment 'toolchain2'" in logs
 
 
 def test_remove_global_package_sets():