diff --git a/src/stpipe/crds_client.py b/src/stpipe/crds_client.py
index dad336b4..1f6e626e 100644
--- a/src/stpipe/crds_client.py
+++ b/src/stpipe/crds_client.py
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ def get_multiple_reference_paths(parameters, reference_file_types, observatory):
     log.set_log_time(True)
 
     def parsfilter(record):
-        if not record.getMessage().strip().startswith(
-            "Error determining best reference for 'pars-"
-        ):
-            return True
+        if "Error determining best reference for 'pars-" in record.getMessage():
+            return False
+        return True
 
     logging.getLogger("CRDS").addFilter(parsfilter)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_crds_client.py b/tests/test_crds_client.py
index 3bb3af6d..67bd4ae5 100644
--- a/tests/test_crds_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_crds_client.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip(
-    "CRDS logs via stderr and pytest can't capture it. "
+    "CRDS logs in a non-standard way, and pytest can't capture it. "
     "See https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5997"
 )
-def test_pars_log_filtering(capfd):
+def test_pars_log_filtering(caplog):
     # A bogus pars- reffile will raise an exception in CRDS
     with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Error determining best reference"):
         crds_client.get_multiple_reference_paths(
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def test_pars_log_filtering(capfd):
     # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5997
     # So don't rely on this test passing (currently) to be actually testing what
     # you think it is.
-    captured = capfd.readouterr()
     assert (
-        "Error determining best reference for 'pars-crunchyfrogstep'" not in captured.err
+        "Error determining best reference for 'pars-crunchyfrogstep'" not in caplog.text
     )