diff --git a/gga_load_data.py b/gga_load_data.py
index d6f944a4f6f7af3230a58cd30b832c1a05eca89d..52902a0c9c43b9848f1410367589911e6c1a0576 100644
--- a/gga_load_data.py
+++ b/gga_load_data.py
@@ -273,12 +273,13 @@ class LoadData(speciesData.SpeciesData):
         Exit if we cannot connect to the instance
 
         """
+
+        logging.info("Connecting to the galaxy instance (%s)" % self.instance_url)
         self.instance = galaxy.GalaxyInstance(url=self.instance_url,
                                               email=self.config["galaxy_default_admin_email"],
                                               password=self.config["galaxy_default_admin_password"]
                                               )
         self.instance.histories.get_histories()
-        logging.info("Connecting to the galaxy instance...")
 
         try:
             self.instance.histories.get_histories()
diff --git a/run_workflow_phaeoexplorer.py b/run_workflow_phaeoexplorer.py
index 786afe8239a8b709e947b42f9c154839e87a2081..27645dc78642419f5674b97560f985b66a0fad78 100644
--- a/run_workflow_phaeoexplorer.py
+++ b/run_workflow_phaeoexplorer.py
@@ -106,25 +106,28 @@ class RunWorkflow(speciesData.SpeciesData):
 
         return {"history_id": self.history_id, "library_id": library_id, "datasets": self.datasets}
 
+
     def connect_to_instance(self):
         """
         Test the connection to the galaxy instance for the current organism
         Exit if we cannot connect to the instance
 
         """
+
+        logging.info("Connecting to the galaxy instance (%s)" % self.instance_url)
         self.instance = galaxy.GalaxyInstance(url=self.instance_url,
                                               email=self.config["galaxy_default_admin_email"],
                                               password=self.config["galaxy_default_admin_password"]
                                               )
+        self.instance.histories.get_histories()
 
-        logging.info("Connecting to the galaxy instance %s" % self.instance_url)
         try:
             self.instance.histories.get_histories()
         except bioblend.ConnectionError:
-            logging.critical("Cannot connect to galaxy instance %s" % self.instance_url)
+            logging.critical("Cannot connect to galaxy instance (%s) " % self.instance_url)
             sys.exit()
         else:
-            logging.info("Successfully connected to galaxy instance %s" % self.instance_url)
+            logging.info("Successfully connected to galaxy instance (%s) " % self.instance_url)
             return 1