diff --git a/bin/cdist b/bin/cdist
index c79db293..ea7cf4f9 100755
--- a/bin/cdist
+++ b/bin/cdist
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def commandline():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
+        logging.basicConfig(format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
 
         if re.match(TYPE_PREFIX, os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])):
             import cdist.emulator
diff --git a/lib/cdist/config.py b/lib/cdist/config.py
index af47d091..f50195aa 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/config.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/config.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Config:
 
     def run_global_explores(self):
         """Run global explorers"""
+        log.info("Running global explorers")
         explorers = self.path.list_global_explorers()
         if(len(explorers) == 0):
             raise CdistError("No explorers found in", self.path.global_explorer_dir)