diff --git a/test/utils/localupcluster/localupcluster.go b/test/utils/localupcluster/localupcluster.go
index 4cc0e142f4b..32c16e77976 100644
--- a/test/utils/localupcluster/localupcluster.go
+++ b/test/utils/localupcluster/localupcluster.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega/format"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gstruct"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -299,12 +300,39 @@ func (c *Cluster) LoadConfig(tCtx ktesting.TContext) *restclient.Config {
 }
 
 // GetSystemLogs returns the output of the given component, the empty string and false if not started.
-func (c *Cluster) GetSystemLogs(tCtx ktesting.TContext, component KubeComponentName) (string, bool) {
+func (c *Cluster) GetSystemLogs(tCtx ktesting.TContext, component KubeComponentName) (GString, bool) {
 	cmd, ok := c.running[component]
 	if !ok {
 		return "", false
 	}
-	return cmd.Output(tCtx), true
+	return GString(cmd.Output(tCtx)), true
+}
+
+// GString is useful for log output because in contrast to the default behavior for
+// strings it truncates in the middle.
+type GString string
+
+var (
+	_ format.GomegaStringer = GString("")
+	_ fmt.Stringer          = GString("")
+)
+
+func (gs GString) GomegaString() string {
+	s := string(gs)
+	if len(s) < format.MaxLength {
+		return s
+	}
+	elipsis := "\n...\n"
+	keepLen := format.MaxLength - len(elipsis)
+	if keepLen < 0 {
+		// Cannot truncate in the middle, result would be too long. Leave it to Gomega.
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[:keepLen/2] + elipsis + s[len(gs)-keepLen/2:]
+}
+
+func (gs GString) String() string {
+	return string(gs)
 }
 
 type ModifyOptions struct {