diff --git a/pkg/action/action.go b/pkg/action/action.go
index 3367668fa..8ce2da810 100644
--- a/pkg/action/action.go
+++ b/pkg/action/action.go
@@ -385,9 +385,11 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) Init(getter genericclioptions.RESTClientGetter, namesp
 
 	if helmDriver == "" {
 		helmDriver = "secrets"
+		log("init: using default storage driver %s", helmDriver)
+	} else {
+		log("init: using %s storage driver", helmDriver)
 	}
 
-	log("init: using %s storage driver", helmDriver)
 	var store *storage.Storage
 	switch helmDriver {
 	case "secret", "secrets":