diff --git a/packages/desktop/package.json b/packages/desktop/package.json
index ff01393ba6..a4d60e45b3 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/package.json
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
     "postBuild": "node scripts/postBuild.js",
     "prestart": "npm run build:main",
     "start": "cross-env DEBUG='backend*,quiet*,state-manager*,desktop*,utils*,identity*,common*,libp2p:websockets:listener:backend,libp2p:connection-manager:auto-dialler' npm run start:renderer",
-    "start:main": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development electron .",
-    "start:renderer": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server --config webpack/webpack.config.renderer.dev.js",
+    "start:main": "cross-env COLORIZE=true NODE_ENV=development electron .",
+    "start:renderer": "cross-env COLORIZE=true NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server --config webpack/webpack.config.renderer.dev.js",
     "storybook": "export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider && start-storybook -p 6006",
     "build-storybook": "export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider && build-storybook",
     "chromatic": "npx chromatic --exit-zero-on-changes=false",
diff --git a/packages/desktop/scripts/setMainEnvs.js b/packages/desktop/scripts/setMainEnvs.js
index 2b58719b81..a7e9491cfa 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/scripts/setMainEnvs.js
+++ b/packages/desktop/scripts/setMainEnvs.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 
 const envs = JSON.stringify({
-  TEST_MODE: process.env.TEST_MODE
+  TEST_MODE: process.env.TEST_MODE,
+  COLORIZE: true
 })
 console.log('Saving extra envs for main process:', envs)
 fs.writeFileSync(path.join('mainEnvs.json'), envs)
diff --git a/packages/desktop/webpack/webpack.config.renderer.prod.js b/packages/desktop/webpack/webpack.config.renderer.prod.js
index d404b53615..823a14ef17 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/webpack/webpack.config.renderer.prod.js
+++ b/packages/desktop/webpack/webpack.config.renderer.prod.js
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ module.exports = {
       filename: 'splash.html'
     }),
     new webpack.EnvironmentPlugin({
-      TEST_MODE: process.env.TEST_MODE
+      TEST_MODE: process.env.TEST_MODE,
+      COLORIZE: true
     }),
     new WebpackOnBuildPlugin(async () => {
       await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/packages/logger/src/index.ts b/packages/logger/src/index.ts
index cb65e63d5c..43ab8dfeb6 100644
--- a/packages/logger/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
 
 const colors = require('ansi-colors')
 
+const COLORIZE = process.env['COLORIZE'] === 'true'
+
 /**
  * Available log levels
  */
@@ -214,8 +216,8 @@ export class QuietLogger {
    */
   private formatLog(level: LogLevel, message: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): string[] {
     const formattedMessage = this.formatMessage(message, level)
-    const colorizedOptionalParams = optionalParams.map((param: any) => this.formatObject(param))
-    return [formattedMessage, ...colorizedOptionalParams]
+    const formattedOptionalParams = optionalParams.map((param: any) => this.formatObject(param))
+    return [formattedMessage, ...formattedOptionalParams]
   }
 
   /**
@@ -226,12 +228,30 @@ export class QuietLogger {
    * @returns A colorized log string
    */
   private formatMessage(message: any, level: string): string {
-    const colorizedLevel = colors[level](level.toUpperCase())
-    const colorizedScope = colors['scope'](this.name)
-    const colorizedDate = colors['date'](DateTime.utc().toISO())
-    const colorizedMessageText =
-      typeof message === 'string' ? colors[`${level}_text`](message) : this.formatObject(message)
-    return `${colorizedDate} ${colorizedLevel} ${colorizedScope} ${colorizedMessageText}`
+    let formattedLevel = level.toUpperCase()
+    let scope = this.name
+    let date = DateTime.utc().toISO()
+    const formattedMessage = this.formatMessageText(message, level)
+
+    if (COLORIZE) {
+      formattedLevel = colors[level](formattedLevel)
+      scope = colors['scope'](scope)
+      date = colors['date'](date)
+    }
+
+    return `${date} ${formattedLevel} ${scope} ${formattedMessage}`
+  }
+
+  private formatMessageText(message: any, level: string): string {
+    if (['string', 'number', 'boolean', 'bigint'].includes(typeof message)) {
+      let formattedMessageText = message
+      if (COLORIZE) {
+        formattedMessageText = colors[`${level}_text`](message)
+      }
+      return formattedMessageText
+    }
+
+    return this.formatObject(message, level)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -243,13 +263,22 @@ export class QuietLogger {
    * @param param Object to format
    * @returns Colorized string
    */
-  private formatObject(param: any): string {
+  private formatObject(param: any, overrideColorKey: string | undefined = undefined): string {
     if (param instanceof Error) {
-      return colors['object_error'](param.stack || `${param.name}: ${param.message}`)
+      let formattedError = param.stack || `${param.name}: ${param.message}`
+      if (COLORIZE) {
+        formattedError = colors[overrideColorKey || 'object_error'](formattedError)
+      }
+      return formattedError
     } else if (['string', 'number', 'boolean', 'bigint'].includes(typeof param)) {
-      return colors['object'](param)
+      return COLORIZE ? colors[overrideColorKey || 'object'](param) : param
+    }
+
+    let formattedObject = JSON.stringify(param, null, 2)
+    if (COLORIZE) {
+      formattedObject = colors[overrideColorKey || 'object'](formattedObject)
     }
-    return colors['object'](JSON.stringify(param, null, 2))
+    return formattedObject
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/mobile/.env.development b/packages/mobile/.env.development
index b147e9ffd8..f0cab0085d 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/.env.development
+++ b/packages/mobile/.env.development
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Node environment
 NODE_ENV=development
 SHOULD_RUN_BACKEND_WORKER=true
+COLORIZE=false
diff --git a/packages/mobile/.env.e2e b/packages/mobile/.env.e2e
index dceb7740bb..28ebd3e339 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/.env.e2e
+++ b/packages/mobile/.env.e2e
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Node environment
 NODE_ENV=e2e
 SHOULD_RUN_BACKEND_WORKER=true
+COLORIZE=false
diff --git a/packages/mobile/.env.production b/packages/mobile/.env.production
index af3715647a..fa7e08950d 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/.env.production
+++ b/packages/mobile/.env.production
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Node environment
 NODE_ENV=production
 SHOULD_RUN_BACKEND_WORKER=true
+COLORIZE=false
diff --git a/packages/mobile/.env.staging b/packages/mobile/.env.staging
index b57abc10fd..a8e45fa5e2 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/.env.staging
+++ b/packages/mobile/.env.staging
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Node environment
 NODE_ENV=staging
 SHOULD_RUN_BACKEND_WORKER=true
+COLORIZE=false
diff --git a/packages/mobile/.env.storybook b/packages/mobile/.env.storybook
index 230ca0a149..fc8632cf57 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/.env.storybook
+++ b/packages/mobile/.env.storybook
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Node environment
 NODE_ENV=storybook
 SHOULD_RUN_BACKEND_WORKER=false
+COLORIZE=false
diff --git a/packages/mobile/package.json b/packages/mobile/package.json
index f04b00c137..3ed23b0834 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/package.json
+++ b/packages/mobile/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "android": "ENVFILE=.env.development react-native run-android --mode=standardDebug --appIdSuffix=debug",
     "ios": "ENVFILE=.env.development react-native run-ios",
     "start": "react-native start",
-    "test": "jest --testPathIgnorePatterns=\"./e2e\"",
+    "test": "jest --testPathIgnorePatterns=\"./e2e\" --",
     "lint:no-fix": "eslint --ext .jsx,.js,.ts,.tsx ./src/",
     "lint": "npm run lint:no-fix -- --fix",
     "lint-ci": "npm run lint:no-fix",
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/utils/functions/formatMessageDisplayDate/formatMessageDisplayDate.test.ts b/packages/mobile/src/utils/functions/formatMessageDisplayDate/formatMessageDisplayDate.test.ts
index bfdd1c1f87..9212cd6b9e 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/utils/functions/formatMessageDisplayDate/formatMessageDisplayDate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/utils/functions/formatMessageDisplayDate/formatMessageDisplayDate.test.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ import { formatMessageDisplayDate } from './formatMessageDisplayDate'
 
 describe('Channel List Message date display', () => {
   it('timestamp in the current day is rendered as a localized time', () => {
-    const messageDateTime = Date.now() / 1000 - 21600 // Minus 6 hours
+    const messageDateTime = DateTime.now().toSeconds() - 1
     const formattedMessageDate = formatMessageDisplayDate(messageDateTime)
     expect(formattedMessageDate).toEqual(DateTime.fromSeconds(messageDateTime).toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_SIMPLE))
   })
-  it('timestamp in the previous day is rendered as Yeseterday', () => {
-    const messageDateTime = Date.now() / 1000 - 108000 // Minus 30 hours
+  it('timestamp in the previous day is rendered as Yesterday', () => {
+    const messageDateTime = DateTime.now().minus({ days: 1 }).toSeconds()
     const formattedMessageDate = formatMessageDisplayDate(messageDateTime)
     expect(formattedMessageDate).toEqual('Yesterday')
   })
   it('timestamp before the previous day is rendered as a localized date and time', () => {
-    const messageDateTime = Date.now() / 1000 - 194400 // Minus 54 hours
+    const messageDateTime = DateTime.now().minus({ days: 2 }).toSeconds()
     const formattedMessageDate = formatMessageDisplayDate(messageDateTime)
     expect(formattedMessageDate).toEqual(DateTime.fromSeconds(messageDateTime).toLocaleString())
   })