diff --git a/mpsd-software-environment.py b/mpsd-software-environment.py
index 5a78c284360bad5e838d473f635b338882d30852..94b41b97d3e28637afda0e0136f06e4fa803cb49 100755
--- a/mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -151,21 +151,20 @@ def read_metadata_from_logfile(logfile: Union[str, Path]) -> dict:
     }
 
 
-def get_installer_log_file(args: argparse.Namespace, script_dir: str) -> str:
+def get_installer_log_file(mpsd_release: str, cmd: str, script_dir: str) -> str:
     """Get installer log file name."""
     # Get machine configs
     os.environ.get("MPSD_OS", "UNKNOWN_OS")
     mpsd_microarch = get_native_microarchitecture()
-    mpsd_release = args.release
     # parse logging first
     # decide the log_file_name
     installer_log_name, build_log_name = create_log_file_names(
-        mpsd_release=mpsd_release, mpsd_microarch=mpsd_microarch, action=args.action
+        mpsd_release=mpsd_release, mpsd_microarch=mpsd_microarch, action=cmd
     )
-    log_folder = script_dir / mpsd_release / mpsd_microarch / "logs"
+    log_folder = script_dir / mpsd_release / "logs"
     # if the log_folder dosent exist, dont log this message if
     #  the command is a info-only command
-    if args.action not in ["status", "available"]:
+    if cmd not in ["status", "available"]:
         if not os.path.exists(log_folder):
             os.makedirs(log_folder)
         installer_log_file = log_folder / installer_log_name
@@ -911,7 +910,9 @@ def main():
     # target dir is the place where this script exists. the
     script_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 
-    set_up_logging(args.loglevel, get_installer_log_file(args, script_dir))
+    set_up_logging(
+        args.loglevel, get_installer_log_file(args.release, args.action, script_dir)
+    )
 
     # Check the command and run related function
     if args.action == "remove":
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index fb43939a3d39da77d1f7263a1c3d640678fff75f..0860417a1898873ecec5c73a097e6a5163230c93 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ def test_install_environment_zlib():
         f.write(lines)
 
     # install global_generic toolchain
+    mod.set_up_logging(
+        "WARNING",
+        mod.get_installer_log_file(mpsd_release_to_test, "install", script_dir),
+    )
     mod.install_environment(
         mpsd_release=mpsd_release_to_test,
         toolchains=[toolchain_to_test],
@@ -332,7 +336,7 @@ def test_install_environment_zlib():
             f"{mpsd_release_to_test}_{mpsd_microarch}_*_install.log"
         )
     )
-    assert len(build_log) > 1
+    assert len(build_log) > 2
 
 
 def test_metadata_logging(tmp_path):