diff --git a/src/go.mod b/src/go.mod
index c7ca4d78c..e5b84b4cd 100644
--- a/src/go.mod
+++ b/src/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replace github.com/kopia/kopia => github.com/alcionai/kopia v0.12.2-0.2023040317
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.2.0
-	github.com/alcionai/clues v0.0.0-20230331202049-339059c90c6e
+	github.com/alcionai/clues v0.0.0-20230406223931-f48777f4773c
 	github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.4.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.237
 	github.com/aws/aws-xray-sdk-go v1.8.1
diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index cab7a39ae..a0583bd4e 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.2.0 h1:f58SaIzcDXrSy3kWaHNvuJgJ3Nmz59Zji6XoJR/q1o
 github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.2.0/go.mod h1:nz4BbCtbLyFDeC9SUHbtcT5644juEuWfUAUnGx7j5l4=
 github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d h1:licZJFw2RwpHMqeKTCYkitsPqHNxTmd4SNR5r94FGM8=
 github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d/go.mod h1:asat636LX7Bqt5lYEZ27JNDcqxfjdBQuJ/MM4CN/Lzo=
-github.com/alcionai/clues v0.0.0-20230331202049-339059c90c6e h1:3M/ND3HBj5U2N0q2l7sMbkKTagPMbCnp7Lk6i5bVX4Q=
-github.com/alcionai/clues v0.0.0-20230331202049-339059c90c6e/go.mod h1:DeaMbAwDvYM6ZfPMR/GUl3hceqI5C8jIQ1lstjB2IW8=
+github.com/alcionai/clues v0.0.0-20230406223931-f48777f4773c h1:Njdw/Nnq2DN3f8QMaHuZZHdVHTUSxFqPMMxDIInDWB4=
+github.com/alcionai/clues v0.0.0-20230406223931-f48777f4773c/go.mod h1:DeaMbAwDvYM6ZfPMR/GUl3hceqI5C8jIQ1lstjB2IW8=
 github.com/alcionai/kopia v0.12.2-0.20230403174648-98bfae225045 h1:KalMY/JU+3t/3IosvP8yLdUWqcy+mAupTjFeV7I+wHg=
 github.com/alcionai/kopia v0.12.2-0.20230403174648-98bfae225045/go.mod h1:WGFVh9/5R3bi6vgGw7pPR65I32cyKJjb854467Goz0w=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
diff --git a/src/internal/tester/suite.go b/src/internal/tester/suite.go
index 335358549..f643b70d2 100644
--- a/src/internal/tester/suite.go
+++ b/src/internal/tester/suite.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ func NewIntegrationSuite(
 	envSets [][]string,
 	runOnAnyEnv ...string,
 ) *integrationSuite {
+	// ensure clues does not obscure logging
+	clues.SetHasher(clues.NoHash())
+
 	RunOnAny(
 		t,
 		append(
@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ func NewE2ESuite(
 	envSets [][]string,
 	runOnAnyEnv ...string,
 ) *e2eSuite {
+	// ensure clues does not obscure logging
+	clues.SetHasher(clues.NoHash())
+
 	RunOnAny(
 		t,
 		append(
@@ -96,6 +103,9 @@ func NewLoadSuite(
 	envSets [][]string,
 	runOnAnyEnv ...string,
 ) *loadSuite {
+	// ensure clues does not obscure logging
+	clues.SetHasher(clues.NoHash())
+
 	RunOnAny(
 		t,
 		append(
@@ -122,6 +132,9 @@ func NewNightlySuite(
 	envSets [][]string,
 	runOnAnyEnv ...string,
 ) *nightlySuite {
+	// ensure clues does not obscure logging
+	clues.SetHasher(clues.NoHash())
+
 	RunOnAny(
 		t,
 		append(