diff --git a/checks/impure/flake-module.nix b/checks/impure/flake-module.nix
index b0865c6f..faeca31e 100644
--- a/checks/impure/flake-module.nix
+++ b/checks/impure/flake-module.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       ]}"
       ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
       cd "$ROOT/pkgs/clan-cli"
-      nix develop "$ROOT#clan-cli" -c bash -c "TMPDIR=/tmp python -m pytest -m impure ./tests $@"
+      nix develop "$ROOT#clan-cli" -c bash -c "TMPDIR=/tmp python -m pytest -s -m impure ./tests $@"
     '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
index 20e83461..5948035d 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     if args.debug:
         setup_logging(logging.DEBUG)
         log.debug("Debug log activated")
+    setup_logging(logging.INFO)
 
     if not hasattr(args, "func"):
         return
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/cmd.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/cmd.py
index 16a4a0fa..450d131d 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/cmd.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/cmd.py
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import IO, Any
 
+from .custom_logger import get_caller
 from .errors import ClanCmdError, CmdOut
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+glog = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Log(Enum):
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ def run(
     check: bool = True,
     error_msg: str | None = None,
 ) -> CmdOut:
+    glog.debug(f"running command: {shlex.join(cmd)}. Caller: {get_caller()}")
     # Start the subprocess
     process = subprocess.Popen(
         cmd,
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/custom_logger.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/custom_logger.py
index 2b62be6d..d6c85427 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/custom_logger.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/custom_logger.py
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ def get_caller() -> str:
 
 
 def setup_logging(level: Any) -> None:
-    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-    handler.setLevel(level)
-    handler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter())
-    logger = logging.getLogger("registerHandler")
+    # Get the root logger and set its level
+    root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+    root_logger.setLevel(level)
+
+    # Create and add the default handler
+    default_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+
+    # Create and add your custom handler
+    default_handler.setLevel(level)
+    default_handler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter())
+    root_logger.addHandler(default_handler)
+
+    # Set logging level for other modules used by this module
     logging.getLogger("asyncio").setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger("httpx").setLevel(level=logging.WARNING)
-    logger.addHandler(handler)
-    # logging.basicConfig(level=level, handlers=[handler])
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_secrets_generate.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_secrets_generate.py
index 94b6f836..d9605fe1 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_secrets_generate.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_secrets_generate.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def test_generate_secret(
             age_keys[0].pubkey,
         ]
     )
-    cli.run(["--flake", str(test_flake_with_core.path), "secrets", "generate", "vm1"])
+    cmd = ["--flake", str(test_flake_with_core.path), "secrets", "generate", "vm1"]
+    cli.run(cmd)
     has_secret(test_flake_with_core.path, "vm1-age.key")
     has_secret(test_flake_with_core.path, "vm1-zerotier-identity-secret")
     has_secret(test_flake_with_core.path, "vm1-zerotier-subnet")