diff --git a/app/celery/letters_pdf_tasks.py b/app/celery/letters_pdf_tasks.py
index 97d41e71b..1dccb9b2a 100644
--- a/app/celery/letters_pdf_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/letters_pdf_tasks.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def process_virus_scan_passed(self, filename):
             new_pdf = sanitise_response.content
 
         redaction_failed_message = sanitise_response.get("redaction_failed_message")
-        if redaction_failed_message:
+        if redaction_failed_message and not is_test_key:
             current_app.logger.info('{} for notification id {} ({})'.format(
                 redaction_failed_message, notification.id, filename)
             )
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_letters_pdf_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_letters_pdf_tasks.py
index 5bd72c7f0..8fed3c5c5 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_letters_pdf_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_letters_pdf_tasks.py
@@ -532,10 +532,13 @@ def test_process_letter_task_check_virus_scan_passed_when_redaction_fails(
 
     assert sample_letter_notification.billable_units == 2
     assert sample_letter_notification.status == notification_status
-    mock_copy_s3.assert_called_once_with(
-        bucket_name, filename,
-        bucket_name, 'REDACTION_FAILURE/' + filename
-    )
+    if key_type == KEY_TYPE_NORMAL:
+        mock_copy_s3.assert_called_once_with(
+            bucket_name, filename,
+            bucket_name, 'REDACTION_FAILURE/' + filename
+        )
+    else:
+        mock_copy_s3.assert_not_called()
 
 
 @freeze_time('2018-01-01 18:00')