diff --git a/hls-test-utils.cabal b/hls-test-utils.cabal
--- a/hls-test-utils.cabal
+++ b/hls-test-utils.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 2.4
 name:          hls-test-utils
-version:       1.5.0.0
+version:       1.6.0.0
 synopsis:      Utilities used in the tests of Haskell Language Server
 description:
   Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server#readme>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     , directory
     , extra
     , filepath
-    , ghcide                  ^>=1.9
+    , ghcide                  ^>= 1.10
     , hls-graph
     , hls-plugin-api          ^>=1.6
     , lens
diff --git a/src/Test/Hls.hs b/src/Test/Hls.hs
--- a/src/Test/Hls.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hls.hs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | Plugin under test where a fitting recorder is injected.
-type PluginTestDescriptor b = Recorder (WithPriority b) -> PluginDescriptor IdeState
+type PluginTestDescriptor b = Recorder (WithPriority b) -> IdePlugins IdeState
 
 -- | Wrap a plugin you want to test, and inject a fitting recorder as required.
 --
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
   :: (Recorder (WithPriority b) -> PluginId -> PluginDescriptor IdeState)
   -> PluginId
   -> PluginTestDescriptor b
-mkPluginTestDescriptor pluginDesc plId recorder = pluginDesc recorder plId
+mkPluginTestDescriptor pluginDesc plId recorder = IdePlugins [pluginDesc recorder plId]
 
 -- | Wrap a plugin you want to test.
 --
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   :: (PluginId -> PluginDescriptor IdeState)
   -> PluginId
   -> PluginTestDescriptor b
-mkPluginTestDescriptor' pluginDesc plId _recorder = pluginDesc plId
+mkPluginTestDescriptor' pluginDesc plId _recorder = IdePlugins [pluginDesc plId]
 
 -- | Initialise a recorder that can be instructed to write to stderr by
 -- setting the environment variable "HLS_TEST_PLUGIN_LOG_STDERR=1" before
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 -- See 'runSessionWithServer'' for details.
 initialiseTestRecorder :: Pretty a => [String] -> IO (Recorder (WithPriority a), WithPriority (Doc ann) -> IO ())
 initialiseTestRecorder envVars = do
-    docWithPriorityRecorder <- makeDefaultStderrRecorder Nothing Debug
+    docWithPriorityRecorder <- makeDefaultStderrRecorder Nothing
     -- There are potentially multiple environment variables that enable this logger
     definedEnvVars <- forM envVars (\var -> fromMaybe "0" <$> lookupEnv var)
     let logStdErr = any (/= "0") definedEnvVars
@@ -260,18 +260,18 @@
 runSessionWithServer :: Pretty b => PluginTestDescriptor b -> FilePath -> Session a -> IO a
 runSessionWithServer plugin fp act = do
   recorder <- pluginTestRecorder
-  runSessionWithServer' [plugin recorder] def def fullCaps fp act
+  runSessionWithServer' (plugin recorder) def def fullCaps fp act
 
 runSessionWithServerAndCaps :: Pretty b => PluginTestDescriptor b -> ClientCapabilities -> FilePath -> Session a -> IO a
 runSessionWithServerAndCaps plugin caps fp act = do
   recorder <- pluginTestRecorder
-  runSessionWithServer' [plugin recorder] def def caps fp act
+  runSessionWithServer' (plugin recorder) def def caps fp act
 
 runSessionWithServerFormatter :: Pretty b => PluginTestDescriptor b -> String -> PluginConfig -> FilePath -> Session a -> IO a
 runSessionWithServerFormatter plugin formatter conf fp act = do
   recorder <- pluginTestRecorder
   runSessionWithServer'
-    [plugin recorder]
+    (plugin recorder)
     def
       { formattingProvider = T.pack formatter
       , plugins = M.singleton (PluginId $ T.pack formatter) conf
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 runSessionWithCabalServerFormatter plugin formatter conf fp act = do
   recorder <- pluginTestRecorder
   runSessionWithServer'
-    [plugin recorder]
+    (plugin recorder)
     def
       { cabalFormattingProvider = T.pack formatter
       , plugins = M.singleton (PluginId $ T.pack formatter) conf
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
   --
   -- For improved logging, make sure these plugins have been initalised with
   -- the recorder produced by @pluginTestRecorder@.
-  [PluginDescriptor IdeState] ->
+  IdePlugins IdeState ->
   -- | lsp config for the server
   Config ->
   -- | config for the test session
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
         -- exists until old logging style is phased out
         logger = Logger $ \p m -> logger_ (WithPriority p emptyCallStack (pretty m))
 
-        hlsPlugins = IdePlugins $ Test.blockCommandDescriptor "block-command" : plugins
+        hlsPlugins = IdePlugins [Test.blockCommandDescriptor "block-command"] <> plugins
 
         arguments@Arguments{ argsIdeOptions, argsLogger } =
             testing (cmapWithPrio LogIDEMain recorder) logger hlsPlugins