diff --git a/mpsd-software-environment.py b/mpsd-software-environment.py
index 15c92f44d85be00c10846fde847999d8991d31e0..8289486855f0bcdf45b579ee140eac328bdde7f8 100755
--- a/mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ def run(*args, counter=[0], **kwargs):
     options = ", ".join([f"{key}={value}" for key, value in kwargs.items()])
 
     # provide information about upcoming subprocess.run call
-    logging.info(f"{token} Starting subprocess.run({arg}) with options {options}")
+    logging.info(f"{token} Starting subprocess.run('{command}') with options {options}")
     logging.debug(f"{token}   getcwd={os.getcwd()}")
-    logging.debug(f"{token}   COMMAND={command}")
+    logging.debug(f"{token}   exact call: subprocess.run({arg})")
 
     time_start = time.time()
     process = subprocess.run(*args, **kwargs)