diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 31f917b16..80d028662 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -633,11 +633,6 @@ if [[ -n $SO_ERROR ]]; then
 	whiptail_setup_failed
 else 
 	echo "Successfully completed setup! Continuing with post-installation steps" >> $setup_log 2>&1
-	echo "automated=$automated" >> $setup_log 2>&1
-	echo "ALLOW_ROLE=$ALLOW_ROLE" >> $setup_log 2>&1
-	echo "ALLOW_CIDR=$ALLOW_CIDR" >> $setup_log 2>&1
-	echo "THEHIVE=$THEHIVE" >> $setup_log 2>&1
-	
 	{
 		export percentage=95 # set to last percentage used in previous subshell
 		if [[ -n $ALLOW_ROLE && -n $ALLOW_CIDR ]]; then 
diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index f0f1fb7b5..faeb5f496 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -1098,11 +1098,13 @@ whiptail_so_allow() {
 
 whiptail_gauge_post_setup() {
 
-	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
-	
-	local msg=$1
+	if [ -n "$TESTING" ]
+		cat >> $setup_log 2>&1
+	else
+		local msg=$1
 
-	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --gauge "$msg" 6 60 96
+		whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --gauge "$msg" 6 60 96
+	fi
 }
 
 whiptail_strelka_rules() {