diff --git a/node/node/src/command/mod.rs b/node/node/src/command/mod.rs
index 208c0c8d0..a43e7fd60 100644
--- a/node/node/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/node/node/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ pub fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
 	match &cli.subcommand {
 		Some(Subcommand::Key(cmd)) => cmd.run(&cli),
 		Some(Subcommand::PartnerChains(cmd)) => {
-			partner_chains_node_commands::setup_log4rs()?;
 			let make_dependencies = |config| {
 				let components = service::new_partial(&config)?;
 				Ok((
diff --git a/toolkit/cli/node-commands/src/lib.rs b/toolkit/cli/node-commands/src/lib.rs
index a4cd06245..7b08dc617 100644
--- a/toolkit/cli/node-commands/src/lib.rs
+++ b/toolkit/cli/node-commands/src/lib.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ where
 			})
 		},
 		PartnerChainsSubcommand::RegistrationSignatures(cmd) => Ok(println!("{}", cmd.execute())),
-		PartnerChainsSubcommand::SmartContracts(cmd) => Ok(cmd.execute_blocking()?),
+		PartnerChainsSubcommand::SmartContracts(cmd) => {
+			crate::setup_log4rs()?;
+			Ok(cmd.execute_blocking()?)
+		},
 	}
 }