diff --git a/ohmpi/hardware_components/abstract_hardware_components.py b/ohmpi/hardware_components/abstract_hardware_components.py
index 7a158534f81491956513f333890269c96ba8fa40..0f517866eee1e86cb3fd2c36be1779e175b36192 100644
--- a/ohmpi/hardware_components/abstract_hardware_components.py
+++ b/ohmpi/hardware_components/abstract_hardware_components.py
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ class MuxAbstract(ABC):
             # check that none of M or N are the same as A or B
             # as to prevent burning the MN part which cannot take
             # the full voltage of the DPS
+            self.exec_logger.warning(f'Bypassing :{bypass_check}')  # TODO: change to debug
             if 'A' in elec_dict.keys() and 'B' in elec_dict.keys() and 'M' in elec_dict.keys() and 'N' in elec_dict.keys():
                 if bypass_check:
-                    self.exec_logger.debug('Bypassing switching check')
+                    self.exec_logger.warning('Bypassing switching check')  # TODO: change to debug
                 elif (np.in1d(elec_dict['M'], elec_dict['A']).any()  # noqa
                         or np.in1d(elec_dict['M'], elec_dict['B']).any()  # noqa
                         or np.in1d(elec_dict['N'], elec_dict['A']).any()  # noqa
@@ -179,8 +180,6 @@ class MuxAbstract(ABC):
                     self.barrier.abort()
                     status = False
                     return status
-                elif bypass_check:
-                    self.exec_logger.debug('Bypassing switching check')
 
             # if all ok, then wait for the barrier to open, then switch the electrodes
             self.exec_logger.debug(f'{self.board_id} waiting to switch.')