diff --git a/gwinc/test/__main__.py b/gwinc/test/__main__.py
index fc24b4a79baae65e6bffe6a2295e36b6ebe62c02..fbedd2f17086251da20b6a7e277ee71afc2aa0b3 100644
--- a/gwinc/test/__main__.py
+++ b/gwinc/test/__main__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader, PdfFileWriter
 from .. import IFOS, load_budget
 from ..io import load_hdf5
 
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(message)s',
+    level=os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', logging.INFO))
+
 try:
     import inspiral_range
 except ImportError:
@@ -23,11 +27,6 @@ except ImportError:
     inspiral_range = None
 
 
-logging.basicConfig(
-    format='%(message)s',
-    level=os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', logging.INFO))
-
-
 TOLERANCE = 1e-6
 CACHE_LIMIT = 5
 
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ gwinc/test/cache/<SHA1>.  Old caches are automatically pruned.""",
         if not remote:
             sys.exit("Could not resolve upstream remote name")
         git_rev = '{}/master'.format(remote)
-        logging.info("presumed upstream git reference: {}".format(git_rev))
+    logging.info("git  rev: {}".format(git_rev))
     git_hash = git_rev_resolve_hash(git_rev)
     if not git_hash:
         sys.exit("Could not resolve reference, could not run test.")