diff --git a/engine.py b/engine.py
index c11b313..d020f7b 100644
--- a/engine.py
+++ b/engine.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def _initialize_logging(self, install_root):
                 "the filesystem permissions. As a fallback, logs will be "
                 "written to %s instead.",
                 std_log_file,
-                log_file,
+                self._log_file,
             )
 
     @property