diff --git a/src/hdf5_wrapper.F b/src/hdf5_wrapper.F
index 0b406c1df4..959107acc0 100644
--- a/src/hdf5_wrapper.F
+++ b/src/hdf5_wrapper.F
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ MODULE hdf5_wrapper
 #endif
    USE iso_c_binding, ONLY: C_LOC, &
                             c_ptr
+   USE cp_log_handling, ONLY: cp_logger_get_default_io_unit
    USE kinds, ONLY: dp
 #include "./base/base_uses.f90"
 
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ CONTAINS
       TYPE(c_ptr)                                        :: buffer
       TYPE(c_ptr), TARGET                                :: in_between_ptr
 
+      output_unit = cp_logger_get_default_io_unit()
+
       ! create a scalar dataspace
       CALL h5screate_f(h5s_scalar_f, space_id, error)
       IF (error < 0) THEN
@@ -248,6 +251,8 @@ CONTAINS
       INTEGER(KIND=hid_t)                                :: attr_id, space_id, type_id
       TYPE(c_ptr)                                        :: buffer
 
+      output_unit = cp_logger_get_default_io_unit()
+
       ! create a scalar dataspace
       CALL h5screate_f(h5s_scalar_f, space_id, error)
       IF (error < 0) THEN
@@ -322,6 +327,8 @@ CONTAINS
       INTEGER, TARGET                                    :: attr_data_to_int
       TYPE(c_ptr)                                        :: buffer
 
+      output_unit = cp_logger_get_default_io_unit()
+
       ! 8-bit integers in enum bool_type
 
       ! create a scalar dataspace
@@ -402,6 +409,8 @@ CONTAINS
       INTEGER(KIND=hid_t)                                :: attr_id, space_id, type_id
       TYPE(c_ptr)                                        :: buffer
 
+      output_unit = cp_logger_get_default_io_unit()
+
       ! create a scalar dataspace
       CALL h5screate_f(h5s_scalar_f, space_id, error)
       IF (error < 0) THEN