diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index c6702a9630..6734a15504 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -2189,6 +2189,25 @@ static void test_summary(Manager *m) {
         manager_dump_jobs(m, stdout, "\t");
 }
 
+static void log_taint_string(Manager *m) {
+        _cleanup_free_ char *taint = NULL;
+
+        assert(m);
+
+        if (!arg_system)
+                return;
+
+        taint = manager_taint_string(m);
+        if (isempty(taint))
+                return;
+
+        log_struct(LOG_NOTICE,
+                   LOG_MESSAGE("System is tainted: %s", taint),
+                   "TAINT=%s", taint,
+                   "MESSAGE_ID=" SD_MESSAGE_TAINTED_STR,
+                   NULL);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         Manager *m = NULL;
         int r, retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -2497,17 +2516,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                  "Loaded units and determined initial transaction in %s.",
                  format_timespan(timespan, sizeof(timespan), after_startup - before_startup, 100 * USEC_PER_MSEC));
 
-        if (arg_system) {
-                _cleanup_free_ char *taint;
-
-                taint = manager_taint_string(m);
-                if (!isempty(taint))
-                        log_struct(LOG_NOTICE,
-                                   LOG_MESSAGE("System is tainted: %s", taint),
-                                   "TAINT=%s", taint,
-                                   "MESSAGE_ID=" SD_MESSAGE_TAINTED_STR,
-                                   NULL);
-        }
+        log_taint_string(m);
 
         if (arg_action == ACTION_TEST) {
                 test_summary(m);