diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index b541ed28ec..97897b8e88 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 from contextlib import AbstractContextManager, contextmanager
 from typing import Any, AsyncContextManager, Awaitable, ContextManager, Generator, TypeVar, cast, overload
 
-import picologging
+try:
+    import picologging
+except ImportError:
+    import logging as picologging
+
 from _pytest.logging import LogCaptureHandler, _LiveLoggingNullHandler
 
 from litestar._openapi.schema_generation import SchemaCreator