diff --git a/mininet/log.py b/mininet/log.py
index 09a664a06300966b2b156b0b019d3a5ddbafd90e..5f96569e8312516795de614579a90c20f4400d14 100644
--- a/mininet/log.py
+++ b/mininet/log.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__( cls, name, bases, dict_ ):
     def __call__( cls, *args, **kw ):
         if cls.instance is None:
             cls.instance = super( Singleton, cls ).__call__( *args, **kw )
-            return cls.instance
+        return cls.instance
 
 
 class MininetLogger( Logger, object ):