diff --git a/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py b/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
index 15826b3..77ef2bd 100644
--- a/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
+++ b/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
@@ -166,10 +166,9 @@ verbose: {verbose}")
             lon = np.delete(lon, indices)
 
         # if user does not provide a m_max, set m_max to 1 magnitude unit above max magnitude in catalog
-        logger.info(f"mag max of catalog is: {mag.max()}")
         if m_max == None:
             m_max = mag.max() + 1.0
-        logger.info(f"m_max is: {m_max}")
+            logger.info(f"No m_max was given. Therefore m_max is automatically set to: {m_max}")
         start = timer()
 
         t_windowed, r_windowed = win_CNE(time, [lon, lat, mag], win_size=len(mag), win_overlap=0, min_events=1)