diff --git a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
index b5c7a4f4..65558252 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ class OSMReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
         '''
         index = cls(save_dir=output_dir, index_filename=index_filename)
 
-        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
-        index.logger.addHandler(handler)
-        index.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-
         reader = OSMAdminPolygonReader(filename)
         polygons = reader.polygons()
 
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+        reader.logger.addHandler(handler)
+        reader.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
         polygon_index = 0
 
         for relation_id, props, outer_polys, inner_polys in polygons: