diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/ChannelBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/ChannelBase.cs
index de7886ce..d625d10e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/ChannelBase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/ChannelBase.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 //
 
+using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Serializers;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
         /// Starts the channel and initializes the MessageDispatcher.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="messageProtocolType">The type of message protocol used by the channel.</param>
-        public void Start(MessageProtocolType messageProtocolType)
+        /// <param name="inputStream">Optional stream to use for the input stream</param>
+        /// <param name="outputStream">Optional stream to use for the output stream</param>
+        public void Start(MessageProtocolType messageProtocolType, Stream? inputStream = null, Stream? outputStream = null)
         {
             IMessageSerializer messageSerializer = null;
             if (messageProtocolType == MessageProtocolType.LanguageServer)
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
                 messageSerializer = new V8MessageSerializer();
             }
 
-            this.Initialize(messageSerializer);
+            this.Initialize(messageSerializer, inputStream, outputStream);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -70,7 +73,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
         /// assignment of the MessageReader and MessageWriter properties.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="messageSerializer">The IMessageSerializer to use for message serialization.</param>
-        protected abstract void Initialize(IMessageSerializer messageSerializer);
+        /// <param name="inputStream">Optional stream to use for the input stream</param>
+        /// <param name="outputStream">Optional stream to use for the output stream</param>
+        protected abstract void Initialize(IMessageSerializer messageSerializer, Stream? inputStream = null, Stream? outputStream = null);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A method to be implemented by subclasses to handle shutdown
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioClientChannel.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioClientChannel.cs
index aa4339fc..e917d678 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioClientChannel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioClientChannel.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void Initialize(IMessageSerializer messageSerializer)
+        protected override void Initialize(IMessageSerializer messageSerializer, Stream? inputStream = null, Stream? outputStream = null)
         {
             this.serviceProcess = new Process
             {
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
             this.ProcessId = this.serviceProcess.Id;
 
             // Open the standard input/output streams
-            this.inputStream = this.serviceProcess.StandardOutput.BaseStream;
-            this.outputStream = this.serviceProcess.StandardInput.BaseStream;
+            this.inputStream = inputStream ?? this.serviceProcess.StandardOutput.BaseStream;
+            this.outputStream = outputStream ?? this.serviceProcess.StandardInput.BaseStream;
 
             // Set up the message reader and writer
             this.MessageReader = 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioServerChannel.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioServerChannel.cs
index de669e04..5ae744ad 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioServerChannel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/Channel/StdioServerChannel.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
         private Stream inputStream;
         private Stream outputStream;
 
-        protected override void Initialize(IMessageSerializer messageSerializer)
+        protected override void Initialize(IMessageSerializer messageSerializer, Stream? inputStream = null, Stream? outputStream = null)
         {
 #if !NanoServer
             // Ensure that the console is using UTF-8 encoding
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel
 #endif
 
             // Open the standard input/output streams
-            this.inputStream = System.Console.OpenStandardInput();
-            this.outputStream = System.Console.OpenStandardOutput();
+            this.inputStream = inputStream ?? System.Console.OpenStandardInput();
+            this.outputStream = outputStream ?? System.Console.OpenStandardOutput();
 
             // Set up the reader and writer
             this.MessageReader = 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/ProtocolEndpoint.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/ProtocolEndpoint.cs
index f043e429..4337a4a8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/ProtocolEndpoint.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting/Hosting/Protocol/ProtocolEndpoint.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Channel;
@@ -68,12 +69,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes
         /// </summary>
-        public void Initialize()
+        public void Initialize(Stream inputStream = null, Stream outputStream = null)
         {
             if (!this.isInitialized)
             {
                 // Start the provided protocol channel
-                this.protocolChannel.Start(this.messageProtocolType);
+                this.protocolChannel.Start(this.messageProtocolType, inputStream, outputStream);
 
                 // Start the message dispatcher
                 this.MessageDispatcher = new MessageDispatcher(this.protocolChannel);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
index a9c06729..f017bf6f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ModelManagement;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.TableDesigner;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.AzureBlob;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
 {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
         private static object lockObject = new object();
         private static bool isLoaded;
 
-        internal static ServiceHost CreateAndStartServiceHost(SqlToolsContext sqlToolsContext)
+        internal static ServiceHost CreateAndStartServiceHost(SqlToolsContext sqlToolsContext, Stream? inputStream = null, Stream? outputStream = null)
         {
             ServiceHost serviceHost = ServiceHost.Instance;
             lock (lockObject)
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
                 if (!isLoaded)
                 {
                     // Grab the instance of the service host
-                    serviceHost.Initialize();
+                    serviceHost.Initialize(inputStream, outputStream);
 
                     InitializeRequestHandlersAndServices(serviceHost, sqlToolsContext);
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Common/TestServiceProvider.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Common/TestServiceProvider.cs
index be22cbd1..33cbe8be 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Common/TestServiceProvider.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Common/TestServiceProvider.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -188,8 +189,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Common
                 var hostDetails = new HostDetails(hostName, hostProfileId, hostVersion);
                 SqlToolsContext sqlToolsContext = new SqlToolsContext(hostDetails);
 
-                // Grab the instance of the service host
-                ServiceHost serviceHost = HostLoader.CreateAndStartServiceHost(sqlToolsContext);
+                // Initialize the ServiceHost, using a MemoryStream for the output stream so that we don't fill up the logs
+                // with a bunch of outgoing messages (which aren't used for anything during tests)
+                ServiceHost serviceHost = HostLoader.CreateAndStartServiceHost(sqlToolsContext, null, new MemoryStream());
             }
         }