diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index 9d7cfe41..34ec6601 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -998,7 +998,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
         case 'A':
             auth = 1;
-            LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
             break;
 #ifdef ANDROID
         case 'V':
@@ -1091,6 +1090,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
     }
 
+    if (auth) {
+        LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
+    }
+
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
     winsock_init();
 #else
diff --git a/src/redir.c b/src/redir.c
index da961f44..9a4c3852 100644
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
         case 'A':
             auth = 1;
-            LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -741,6 +740,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         daemonize(pid_path);
     }
 
+    if (auth) {
+        LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
+    }
+
     // ignore SIGPIPE
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
     signal(SIGABRT, SIG_IGN);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 24e7062f..aa3ad1ba 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
         case 'A':
             auth = 1;
-            LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -1386,6 +1385,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
     }
 
+    if (auth) {
+        LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
+    }
+
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
     winsock_init();
 #else
diff --git a/src/tunnel.c b/src/tunnel.c
index c186f6c9..6504a463 100644
--- a/src/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/tunnel.c
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
         case 'A':
             auth = 1;
-            LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
             break;
 #ifdef ANDROID
         case 'V':
@@ -806,6 +805,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         daemonize(pid_path);
     }
 
+    if (auth) {
+        LOGI("onetime authentication enabled");
+    }
+
     // parse tunnel addr
     parse_addr(tunnel_addr_str, &tunnel_addr);