diff --git a/host/src/simtrace2-cardem-pcsc.c b/host/src/simtrace2-cardem-pcsc.c
index 8b08f36f..c402df72 100644
--- a/host/src/simtrace2-cardem-pcsc.c
+++ b/host/src/simtrace2-cardem-pcsc.c
@@ -447,13 +447,21 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	print_welcome();
 
+	osmo_init_logging2(NULL, &log_info);
+
 	rc = osmo_libusb_init(NULL);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "libusb initialization failed\n");
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	osmo_init_logging2(NULL, &log_info);
+	log_set_print_category_hex(osmo_stderr_target, false);
+	log_set_print_category(osmo_stderr_target, true);
+	log_set_print_level(osmo_stderr_target, true);
+	log_set_print_filename_pos(osmo_stderr_target, LOG_FILENAME_POS_LINE_END);
+	log_set_print_filename2(osmo_stderr_target, LOG_FILENAME_NONE);
+	log_set_category_filter(osmo_stderr_target, DLINP, 1, LOGL_DEBUG);
+	log_set_category_filter(osmo_stderr_target, DLGLOBAL, 1, LOGL_DEBUG);
 
 	while (1) {
 		int option_index = 0;
diff --git a/host/src/simtrace2-tool.c b/host/src/simtrace2-tool.c
index 9c9b5ed6..b0fac6c1 100644
--- a/host/src/simtrace2-tool.c
+++ b/host/src/simtrace2-tool.c
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	transp->udp_fd = -1;
 
+	print_welcome();
+
 	osmo_init_logging2(NULL, &log_info);
 
 	rc = osmo_libusb_init(NULL);
@@ -298,8 +300,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto do_exit;
 	}
 
-	print_welcome();
-
 	do {
 		if (transp->udp_fd < 0) {
 			struct usb_interface_match _ifm, *ifm = &_ifm;
diff --git a/host/src/simtrace2_usb.c b/host/src/simtrace2_usb.c
index 10dc9482..8ebc4f71 100644
--- a/host/src/simtrace2_usb.c
+++ b/host/src/simtrace2_usb.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/usb/libusb.h>
 #include <osmocom/simtrace2/simtrace_usb.h>
@@ -71,8 +73,11 @@ static int find_devices(void)
 	return num_interfaces;
 }
 
+static struct log_info log_info = {};
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	osmo_init_logging2(NULL, &log_info);
 	osmo_libusb_init(NULL);
 	find_devices();
 	return 0;