diff --git a/src/MNH/ini_modeln.f90 b/src/MNH/ini_modeln.f90
index 1ac91c3c2b8247c3fc48d6a176358570238f22db..c2e9afcee898e6b6c74cd0e69161fcbbbbd2f90d 100644
--- a/src/MNH/ini_modeln.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/ini_modeln.f90
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ IF (CSURF=='EXTE' .AND. (CPROGRAM=='MESONH' .OR. CPROGRAM=='DIAG  ')) THEN
   CALL GOTO_SURFEX(KMI)
 #ifdef CPLOASIS
   CALL SFX_OASIS_READ_NAM(CPROGRAM,XTSTEP)
-  WRITE(*,*) 'SFX-OASIS: READ NAM_SFX_SEA_CPL OK'
+  IF (NVERB .GE. 5) WRITE(ILUOUT,FMT=*) 'SFX-OASIS: READ NAM_SFX_SEA_CPL OK'
 #endif
   !* initialization of surface
   CALL INIT_GROUND_PARAM_n ('ALL',SIZE(CSV),CSV,ZCO2,                             &