diff --git a/src/index.cpp b/src/index.cpp
index cbfb639f..71f084bc 100644
--- a/src/index.cpp
+++ b/src/index.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ void StrobemerIndex::populate(float f, unsigned n_threads) {
     }
     stats.tot_strobemer_count = total_randstrobes;
 
-    logger.info() << "Auxiliary hash length is : " << parameters.randstrobe.aux_len;
-
     logger.debug() << "  Total number of randstrobes: " << total_randstrobes << '\n';
     uint64_t memory_bytes = references.total_length() + sizeof(RefRandstrobe) * total_randstrobes + sizeof(bucket_index_t) * (1u << bits);
     logger.debug() << "  Estimated total memory usage: " << memory_bytes / 1E9 << " GB\n";
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c16e49c0..5f0f8604 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ int run_strobealign(int argc, char **argv) {
         throw InvalidFasta("Too many reference sequences. Current maximum is " + std::to_string(RefRandstrobe::max_number_of_references));
     }
 
+    logger.debug() << "Auxiliary hash length: " << index_parameters.randstrobe.aux_len << "\n";
     StrobemerIndex index(references, index_parameters, opt.bits);
     if (opt.use_index) {
         // Read the index from a file