diff --git a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
index 2f7ec381fa4388845f716653b61fba5ec42c9ae0..c6b414d572cddf904b6134eba15924fb646d7a55 100755
--- a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
+++ b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
@@ -1103,9 +1103,7 @@ def initialise_environment(root_dir: Path) -> None:
     # check if the root_dir is not already initialized
     init_file = root_dir / config_vars["init_file"]
     if init_file.exists():
-        logging.getLogger("print").info(
-            f"Error: Directory {str(root_dir)} is already initialized."
-        )
+        logging.error(f"Directory {str(root_dir)} is already initialised.")
         sys.exit(30)
     else:
         # create the init file