diff --git a/mpsd-software-environment.py b/mpsd-software-environment.py
index d0af83607704c046be07e13f85e28f398aec4073..94eeb8fc94c4e8dec18f57ce099fe1b4fb8d7be2 100755
--- a/mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ def start_new_environment(release, from_release, target_dir):
 
 
 def environment_status(mpsd_release, script_dir):
-    msg = f"Showing status of release {release} in {script_dir}"
-    print(msg)
+    msg = f"Showing status of release {mpsd_release} in {script_dir}"
+    logging.info(msg)
     # raise NotImplementedError(msg)
     release_base_dir = script_dir / mpsd_release
     os.environ.get("MPSD_OS", "UNKNOWN_OS")
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ def environment_status(mpsd_release, script_dir):
             f"Release {mpsd_release} has not been completly installed yet, try reinstalling it (spack directory not found)"
         )
     with os_chdir(spack_dir):
-        
+        pass
 
 
 def main():