diff --git a/kpops/cli/main.py b/kpops/cli/main.py
index 40e0ee4f0..54daa6561 100644
--- a/kpops/cli/main.py
+++ b/kpops/cli/main.py
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ def is_in_steps(component: PipelineComponent) -> bool:
             return component.name in component_names
 
         pipeline.filter(is_in_steps, filter_type)
+
+        def get_step_names(steps_to_apply: list[PipelineComponent]) -> list[str]:
+            return [step.name for step in steps_to_apply]
+
+        log.info(f"Filtered pipeline:\n{get_step_names(pipeline.components)}")
     if output:
         print_yaml(pipeline.to_yaml())
     return pipeline
diff --git a/kpops/pipeline.py b/kpops/pipeline.py
index 08d241ae2..59f1c3a9b 100644
--- a/kpops/pipeline.py
+++ b/kpops/pipeline.py
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ def filter(
                 case (FilterType.INCLUDE, False) | (FilterType.EXCLUDE, True):
                     self.remove(component)
 
-        def get_step_names(steps_to_apply: list[PipelineComponent]) -> list[str]:
-            return [step.name for step in steps_to_apply]
-
-        log.info(f"Filtered pipeline:\n{get_step_names(self.components)}")
-
     def reverse(self) -> None:
         self.root.reverse()
 
diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_generate.py b/tests/pipeline/test_generate.py
index 241c887c3..ce3ae7f45 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_generate.py
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_generate.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
 import yaml
+from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from snapshottest.module import SnapshotTest
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_env", "load_yaml_file_clear_cache")
 class TestGenerate:
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def log_info(self, mocker: MockerFixture) -> MagicMock:
+        return mocker.patch("kpops.cli.main.log.info")
+
     def test_python_api(self):
         pipeline = kpops.generate(
             RESOURCE_PATH / "first-pipeline" / "pipeline.yaml",
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@ def test_python_api(self):
             "filter",
         ]
 
-    def test_python_api_filter_include(self):
+    def test_python_api_filter_include(self, log_info: MagicMock):
         pipeline = kpops.generate(
             RESOURCE_PATH / "first-pipeline" / "pipeline.yaml",
             defaults=RESOURCE_PATH,
@@ -39,8 +45,10 @@ def test_python_api_filter_include(self):
         )
         assert len(pipeline) == 1
         assert pipeline.root[0].type == "converter"
+        assert log_info.call_count == 1
+        log_info.assert_any_call("Filtered pipeline:\n['converter']")
 
-    def test_python_api_filter_exclude(self):
+    def test_python_api_filter_exclude(self, log_info: MagicMock):
         pipeline = kpops.generate(
             RESOURCE_PATH / "first-pipeline" / "pipeline.yaml",
             defaults=RESOURCE_PATH,
@@ -50,6 +58,10 @@ def test_python_api_filter_exclude(self):
         )
         assert len(pipeline) == 1
         assert pipeline.root[0].type == "filter"
+        assert log_info.call_count == 1
+        log_info.assert_any_call(
+            "Filtered pipeline:\n['a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name-a-long-name']"
+        )
 
     def test_load_pipeline(self, snapshot: SnapshotTest):
         result = runner.invoke(
diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline.py b/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
index 57fbb44d9..c027dd8f8 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import cast
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
-from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from kpops.cli.options import FilterType
 from kpops.components import PipelineComponent
@@ -45,30 +43,21 @@ def pipeline(self) -> Pipeline:
         pipeline.add(cast(PipelineComponent, test_component_3))
         return pipeline
 
-    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-    def log_info(self, mocker: MockerFixture) -> MagicMock:
-        return mocker.patch("kpops.pipeline.log.info")
-
-    def test_filter_include(self, log_info: MagicMock, pipeline: Pipeline):
+    def test_filter_include(self, pipeline: Pipeline):
         pipeline.filter(predicate({"example2", "example3"}), FilterType.INCLUDE)
         assert len(pipeline.components) == 2
         assert test_component_2 in pipeline.components
         assert test_component_3 in pipeline.components
-        assert log_info.call_count == 1
-        log_info.assert_any_call("Filtered pipeline:\n['example2', 'example3']")
 
     def test_filter_include_empty(self, pipeline: Pipeline):
         pipeline.filter(predicate(set()), FilterType.INCLUDE)
         assert len(pipeline.components) == 0
 
-    def test_filter_exclude(self, log_info: MagicMock, pipeline: Pipeline):
+    def test_filter_exclude(self, pipeline: Pipeline):
         pipeline.filter(predicate({"example2", "example3"}), FilterType.EXCLUDE)
         assert len(pipeline.components) == 1
         assert test_component_1 in pipeline.components
 
-        assert log_info.call_count == 1
-        log_info.assert_any_call("Filtered pipeline:\n['example1']")
-
     def test_filter_exclude_empty(self, pipeline: Pipeline):
         pipeline.filter(predicate(set()), FilterType.EXCLUDE)
         assert len(pipeline.components) == 3