diff --git a/beeflow/client/core.py b/beeflow/client/core.py
index 483c8054..f28e2dd4 100644
--- a/beeflow/client/core.py
+++ b/beeflow/client/core.py
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ def start_slurm_restd():
             bee_workdir = bc.get('DEFAULT', 'bee_workdir')
             slurmrestd_log = '/'.join([bee_workdir, 'logs', 'restd.log'])
             openapi_version = worker_utils.get_slurmrestd_version()
+            print(f"Inferred slurmrestd version: {openapi_version}")
             slurm_args = f'-s openapi/{openapi_version}'
             # The following adds the db plugin we opted not to use for now
             # slurm_args = f'-s openapi/{openapi_version},openapi/db{openapi_version}'
diff --git a/beeflow/common/worker/utils.py b/beeflow/common/worker/utils.py
index 17a8038d..950fb5a1 100644
--- a/beeflow/common/worker/utils.py
+++ b/beeflow/common/worker/utils.py
@@ -50,5 +50,4 @@ def get_slurmrestd_version():
                                                                          line)]
     # Sort the versions and grab the newest one
     newest_api = sorted(api_versions, key=Version, reverse=True)[0]
-    print(f"Inferred slurmrestd version: {newest_api}")
     return newest_api