diff --git a/api/ble.py b/api/ble.py
index 74ead53..9838e45 100644
--- a/api/ble.py
+++ b/api/ble.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ _stdout_handler.setFormatter(
 )
 _logger.addHandler(_stdout_handler)
 
+# finally create the log
+log = _logger
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # Data model
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -359,8 +362,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         result_summary =  " | ".join(parts)
         log.info(f"  {result_summary}")
 
-# finally create the log
-log = _logger
+
 
 # This is the structure of test_results
 #            [