diff --git a/bilby/core/utils.py b/bilby/core/utils.py
index 9fa3f31775ee2f3f23db5245982463397d8e9884..0b1b80bece63235a1b258efcc797709b7269c932 100644
--- a/bilby/core/utils.py
+++ b/bilby/core/utils.py
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ class UnsortedInterp2d(interp2d):
 #  Instantiate the default argument parser at runtime
 command_line_args, command_line_parser = set_up_command_line_arguments()
 #  Instantiate the default logging
-setup_logger(print_version=True, log_level=command_line_args.log_level)
+setup_logger(print_version=False, log_level=command_line_args.log_level)
 
 if 'DISPLAY' in os.environ:
     logger.debug("DISPLAY={} environment found".format(os.environ['DISPLAY']))