diff --git a/src/main/java/com/glencoesoftware/pyramid/PyramidFromDirectoryWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/glencoesoftware/pyramid/PyramidFromDirectoryWriter.java
index e44d7b4..42eb489 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/glencoesoftware/pyramid/PyramidFromDirectoryWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/glencoesoftware/pyramid/PyramidFromDirectoryWriter.java
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ public IProgressListener getProgressListener() {
 
   @Override
   public Void call() throws Exception {
+    setupLogger();
+
     if (printVersion) {
       printVersion();
       return null;
@@ -504,8 +506,6 @@ public Void call() throws Exception {
     // Resolve symlinks
     inputDirectory = inputDirectory.toRealPath();
 
-    setupLogger();
-
     // we could support this case later, just keeping it simple for now
     if (splitBySeries && legacy) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("--split not supported with --legacy");