diff --git a/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp b/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp
index c9c9393f..d2ca25b6 100644
--- a/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp
+++ b/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ namespace uno {
       Uno::print_optimization_summary(options, result);
       // std::cout << "memory_allocation_amount = " << memory_allocation_amount << '\n';
    }
-
-   Level Logger::level = INFO;
 } // namespace
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
diff --git a/uno/Uno.cpp b/uno/Uno.cpp
index ce725d3e..be412481 100644
--- a/uno/Uno.cpp
+++ b/uno/Uno.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ namespace uno {
          max_iterations(options.get_unsigned_int("max_iterations")),
          time_limit(options.get_double("time_limit")) {
    }
+   
+   Level Logger::level = INFO;
 
    Result Uno::solve(const Model& model, Iterate& current_iterate, const Options& options) {
       std::cout << "Problem " << model.name << '\n' << model.number_variables << " variables, " << model.number_constraints << " constraints\n\n";
diff --git a/unotest/unotest.cpp b/unotest/unotest.cpp
index 920ce138..953d2e0c 100644
--- a/unotest/unotest.cpp
+++ b/unotest/unotest.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include "tools/Logger.hpp"
 
-namespace uno {
-   Level Logger::level = INFO;
-} // namespace
-
 // https://www.eriksmistad.no/getting-started-with-google-test-on-ubuntu/
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #if defined(HAS_MPI) && defined(MUMPS_PARALLEL)