diff --git a/core/forks.py b/core/forks.py
index 2a72888e..f49ed5a9 100644
--- a/core/forks.py
+++ b/core/forks.py
@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ def api_check(r, params, rem_params):
 
 
 def auto_fork(section, input_category):
-    global core.FORK_SET
     # auto-detect correct section
     # config settings
     if core.FORK_SET: # keep using determined fork for multiple (manual) post-processing
-        logger.info('{section}:{category} fork set to {fork}'.format
+        logger.info('{section}:{category} fork already set to {fork}'.format
                     (section=section, category=input_category, fork=core.FORK_SET[0]))
         return core.FORK_SET[0], core.FORK_SET[1]