diff --git a/prog/app.go b/prog/app.go
index de2450771..3139fac6b 100644
--- a/prog/app.go
+++ b/prog/app.go
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ func appMain(flags appFlags) {
 	setLogFormatter(flags.logPrefix)
 	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(flags.blockProfileRate)
 
+	if flags.basicAuth {
+		log.Infof("Basic authentication enabled")
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("Basic authentication disabled")
+	}
+
 	traceCloser := tracing.NewFromEnv(fmt.Sprintf("scope-%s", flags.serviceName))
 	defer traceCloser.Close()
 
diff --git a/prog/main.go b/prog/main.go
index 39ee6aae8..bfd7d038b 100644
--- a/prog/main.go
+++ b/prog/main.go
@@ -478,12 +478,6 @@ func main() {
 		flags.app.password = password
 	}
 
-	if flags.basicAuth {
-		log.Infof("Basic authentication enabled")
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("Basic authentication disabled")
-	}
-
 	if flags.dryRun {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/prog/probe.go b/prog/probe.go
index 7997da19d..eda6a97a5 100644
--- a/prog/probe.go
+++ b/prog/probe.go
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ func probeMain(flags probeFlags, targets []appclient.Target) {
 	setLogLevel(flags.logLevel)
 	setLogFormatter(flags.logPrefix)
 
+	if flags.basicAuth {
+		log.Infof("Basic authentication enabled")
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("Basic authentication disabled")
+	}
+
 	traceCloser := tracing.NewFromEnv("scope-probe")
 	defer traceCloser.Close()