diff --git a/dev/tests/_bootstrap.php b/dev/tests/_bootstrap.php
index 0adfc2e74..4364b7f9a 100644
--- a/dev/tests/_bootstrap.php
+++ b/dev/tests/_bootstrap.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 // set mftf appplication context
 \Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Config\MftfApplicationConfig::create(
     true,
-    \Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Config\MftfApplicationConfig::GENERATION_PHASE,
+    \Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Config\MftfApplicationConfig::UNIT_TEST_PHASE,
     true,
     false
 );
diff --git a/dev/tests/unit/Magento/FunctionalTestFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractorTest.php b/dev/tests/unit/Magento/FunctionalTestFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractorTest.php
index 752cde89c..fcdad2e40 100644
--- a/dev/tests/unit/Magento/FunctionalTestFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractorTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/unit/Magento/FunctionalTestFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractorTest.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public function testMissingAnnotations()
         // Asserts
         TestLoggingUtil::getInstance()->validateMockLogStatement(
             'warning',
-            'Test testFileName is missing required annotations.',
+            'DEPRECATION: Test testFileName is missing required annotations.',
             [
                 'testName' => 'testFileName',
                 'missingAnnotations' => "title, description, severity"
diff --git a/dev/tests/unit/Util/TestLoggingUtil.php b/dev/tests/unit/Util/TestLoggingUtil.php
index 7c2ecc142..655048552 100644
--- a/dev/tests/unit/Util/TestLoggingUtil.php
+++ b/dev/tests/unit/Util/TestLoggingUtil.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 use AspectMock\Test as AspectMock;
 use Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Util\Logger\LoggingUtil;
+use Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Util\Logger\MftfLogger;
 use Monolog\Handler\TestHandler;
 use Monolog\Logger;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public static function getInstance()
     public function setMockLoggingUtil()
     {
         $this->testLogHandler = new TestHandler();
-        $testLogger = new Logger('testLogger');
+        $testLogger = new MftfLogger('testLogger');
         $testLogger->pushHandler($this->testLogHandler);
         $mockLoggingUtil = AspectMock::double(
             LoggingUtil::class,
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Config/MftfApplicationConfig.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Config/MftfApplicationConfig.php
index 76403e1c1..eeabdf117 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Config/MftfApplicationConfig.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Config/MftfApplicationConfig.php
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class MftfApplicationConfig
 {
     const GENERATION_PHASE = "generation";
     const EXECUTION_PHASE = "execution";
-    const MFTF_PHASES = [self::GENERATION_PHASE, self::EXECUTION_PHASE];
+    const UNIT_TEST_PHASE = "testing";
+    const MFTF_PHASES = [self::GENERATION_PHASE, self::EXECUTION_PHASE, self::UNIT_TEST_PHASE];
 
     /**
      * Determines whether the user has specified a force option for generation
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Util/DataExtensionUtil.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Util/DataExtensionUtil.php
index 53f0a6e6c..1123531ed 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Util/DataExtensionUtil.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Util/DataExtensionUtil.php
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ public function extendEntity($entityObject)
                 PHP_EOL
             );
         }
-        if (MftfApplicationConfig::getConfig()->verboseEnabled()) {
-            echo("Extending Data: " . $parentEntity->getName() . " => " . $entityObject->getName() . PHP_EOL);
+        if (MftfApplicationConfig::getConfig()->verboseEnabled() &&
+            MftfApplicationConfig::getConfig()->getPhase() !== MftfApplicationConfig::UNIT_TEST_PHASE) {
+            print("Extending Data: " . $parentEntity->getName() . " => " . $entityObject->getName() . PHP_EOL);
         }
 
         //get parent entity type if child does not have a type
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/ActionObject.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/ActionObject.php
index 4a5dc4696..0c73b9c86 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/ActionObject.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/ActionObject.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public function trimAssertionAttributes()
         if (!empty($oldAttributes)) {
             $appConfig = MftfApplicationConfig::getConfig();
             if ($appConfig->getPhase() == MftfApplicationConfig::GENERATION_PHASE && $appConfig->verboseEnabled()) {
-                LoggingUtil::getInstance()->getLogger(ActionObject::class)->warning(
+                LoggingUtil::getInstance()->getLogger(ActionObject::class)->deprecation(
                     "use of one line Assertion actions will be deprecated in MFTF 3.0.0, please use nested syntax",
                     ["action" => $this->type, "stepKey" => $this->stepKey]
                 );
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractor.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractor.php
index 909b72906..fa3f675bf 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractor.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Util/AnnotationExtractor.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private function validateMissingAnnotations($annotationObjects, $filename)
 
         if (!empty($missingAnnotations)) {
             $message = "Test {$filename} is missing required annotations.";
-            LoggingUtil::getInstance()->getLogger(ActionObject::class)->warning(
+            LoggingUtil::getInstance()->getLogger(ActionObject::class)->deprecation(
                 $message,
                 ["testName" => $filename, "missingAnnotations" => implode(", ", $missingAnnotations)]
             );
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/LoggingUtil.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/LoggingUtil.php
index 51a4e5d8c..536a4a698 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/LoggingUtil.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/LoggingUtil.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private function __construct()
      * existing instance is simply returned.
      *
      * @param string $clazz
-     * @return Logger
+     * @return MftfLogger
      * @throws \Exception
      */
     public function getLogger($clazz)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public function getLogger($clazz)
         }
 
         if (!array_key_exists($clazz, $this->loggers)) {
-            $logger = new Logger($clazz);
+            $logger = new MftfLogger($clazz);
             $logger->pushHandler(new StreamHandler($this->getLoggingPath()));
             $this->loggers[$clazz] = $logger;
         }
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/MftfLogger.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/MftfLogger.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5844858a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/Logger/MftfLogger.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ */
+
+namespace Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Util\Logger;
+
+use Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Config\MftfApplicationConfig;
+use Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
+use Monolog\Logger;
+
+class MftfLogger extends Logger
+{
+    /**
+     * Prints a deprecation warning, as well as adding a log at the WARNING level.
+     *
+     * @param  string $message The log message.
+     * @param  array  $context The log context.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function deprecation($message, array $context = [])
+    {
+        $message = "DEPRECATION: " . $message;
+        // Suppress print during unit testing
+        if (MftfApplicationConfig::getConfig()->getPhase() !== MftfApplicationConfig::UNIT_TEST_PHASE) {
+            print ($message . json_encode($context) . "\n");
+        }
+        parent::warning($message, $context);
+    }
+}