1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/benchmark/taler-exchange-benchmark.c b/src/benchmark/taler-exchange-benchmark.c
index abe57b109..bfeb6f72f 100644
--- a/src/benchmark/taler-exchange-benchmark.c
+++ b/src/benchmark/taler-exchange-benchmark.c
@@ -321,12 +321,6 @@ main (int argc,
       char *const *argv)
 {
   struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
-
-  loglev = NULL;
-  GNUNET_log_setup ("taler-exchange-benchmark",
-                    loglev,
-                    logfile);
-
   struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineOption options[] = {
 
     GNUNET_GETOPT_option_cfgfile
@@ -376,6 +370,10 @@ main (int argc,
     return BAD_CLI_ARG;
   }
 
+  GNUNET_log_setup ("taler-exchange-benchmark",
+                    NULL == loglev ? "INFO" : loglev,
+                    logfile);
+
   if (NULL == cfg_filename)
   {
     TALER_LOG_ERROR ("-c option is mandatory\n");