diff --git a/install-mpsd-software-environment.py b/install-mpsd-software-environment.py
index 193cfab389c4c1c8a7cf65fcb7ea249c5fdc3f78..e09c1a7362314432a96abf1a48ffcf3083c531d8 100755
--- a/install-mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/install-mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def prepare_env(toolchain_base_dir, mpsd_spack_ver, skip_dir_check, shared_var):
     else:
         if not skip_dir_check:
             raise ValueError(
-                f"Error: Target directory {shared_var['toolchain_base_dir']} already exists. \n\
+                f"Error: Target directory {toolchain_base_dir} already exists. \n\
                 Please remove it and try again."
             )
     with os_chdir(toolchain_base_dir):
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def prepare_env(toolchain_base_dir, mpsd_spack_ver, skip_dir_check, shared_var):
                 .strip()
             )
             shared_var['available_toolchains'] = os.listdir("toolchains")
-
+    setup_log_cmd(shared_var)
     return shared_var
 
 def install(release, toolchains, target_dir,force_reinstall,skip_build_cache):