diff --git a/data_safe_haven/logging/plain_file_handler.py b/data_safe_haven/logging/plain_file_handler.py
index f41690b043..ffce4a551c 100644
--- a/data_safe_haven/logging/plain_file_handler.py
+++ b/data_safe_haven/logging/plain_file_handler.py
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
         if isinstance(record.msg, Text):
             # Convert rich.text.Text objects to strings
             record.msg = str(record.msg)
-            record.msg = self.strip_ansi_escapes(self.strip_rich_formatting(record.msg))
+        record.msg = self.strip_ansi_escapes(self.strip_rich_formatting(record.msg))
         super().emit(record)