diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/run_integration_tests.sh b/tests/integration_tests/run_integration_tests.sh
index 07ea0c95..546e1ef0 100755
--- a/tests/integration_tests/run_integration_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/run_integration_tests.sh
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ for function_name in "${LAMBDA_HANDLERS[@]}"; do
             # Strip out run ID (from function name, resource, etc.)
             perl -p -e "s/$run_id/XXXX/g" |
             # Normalize data in logged metrics
-            perl -p -e 's/"(points\\\":\[\[)([0-9]+)/\1XXXX/g'
+            perl -p -e 's/"(points\\\":\[\[)([0-9]+)/\1XXXX/g' |
+            # Remove INIT_START log
+            perl -p -e "s/INIT_START.*//g"
     )
 
     if [ ! -f $function_snapshot_path ]; then
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/error.log b/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/error.log
index 87f5a916..08e8ca7d 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/error.log
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/error.log
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX.XXX {"status":"debug","message":"datadog: Will use the API"}
 START
 XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX.XXX {"status":"debug","message":"datadog: Merge X-Ray Traces is off, using trace context from Datadog only"}
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/hello.log b/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/hello.log
index 8d7f2065..811db7e4 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/hello.log
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/snapshots/logs/hello.log
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX.XXX {"status":"debug","message":"datadog: Will use the API"}
 START
 XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX.XXX {"status":"debug","message":"datadog: Merge X-Ray Traces is off, using trace context from Datadog only"}