diff --git a/shared/utils/setup_logging.py b/shared/utils/setup_logging.py
index 4241832..6e90d05 100644
--- a/shared/utils/setup_logging.py
+++ b/shared/utils/setup_logging.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Definition of setup_logging function."""
-from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
 import os
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ def setup_logging() -> None:
         '%(message)s'
     )
     datefmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
-    logging.basicConfig(format=fmt, datefmt=datefmt, level=level)
+    logging.basicConfig(format=fmt, datefmt=datefmt, level=level, force=True)
     # change levels for modules that spam the log
     logging.getLogger('pymongo').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.INFO)