diff --git a/scripts/base_network.py b/scripts/base_network.py
index c023d51f..b79115fd 100644
--- a/scripts/base_network.py
+++ b/scripts/base_network.py
@@ -290,24 +290,23 @@ def base_network():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Detect running outside of snakemake and mock snakemake for testing
     if 'snakemake' not in globals():
-        from vresutils import Dict
-        import yaml
-        snakemake = Dict()
-        snakemake.input = Dict(
-            eg_buses='../data/entsoegridkit/buses.csv',
-            eg_lines='../data/entsoegridkit/lines.csv',
-            eg_links='../data/entsoegridkit/links.csv',
-            eg_converters='../data/entsoegridkit/converters.csv',
-            eg_transformers='../data/entsoegridkit/transformers.csv',
-            parameter_corrections='../data/parameter_corrections.yaml',
-            links_p_nom='../data/links_p_nom.csv'
+        from vresutils.snakemake import MockSnakemake, Dict
+        snakemake = MockSnakemake(
+            path='..',
+            wildcards={},
+            input=Dict(
+                eg_buses='data/entsoegridkit/buses.csv',
+                eg_lines='data/entsoegridkit/lines.csv',
+                eg_links='data/entsoegridkit/links.csv',
+                eg_converters='data/entsoegridkit/converters.csv',
+                eg_transformers='data/entsoegridkit/transformers.csv',
+                parameter_corrections='data/parameter_corrections.yaml',
+                links_p_nom='data/links_p_nom.csv'
+            ),
+            output = ['networks/base_LC.nc']
         )
 
-        with open('../config.yaml') as f:
-            snakemake.config = yaml.load(f)
-        snakemake.output = ['../networks/base_LC.nc']
-
-    logger.setLevel(level=snakemake.config['logging_level'])
+    logging.basicConfig(level=snakemake.config['logging_level'])
 
     n = base_network()
     n.export_to_netcdf(snakemake.output[0])
diff --git a/scripts/cluster_network.py b/scripts/cluster_network.py
index 13ee0a5d..eb8a2617 100644
--- a/scripts/cluster_network.py
+++ b/scripts/cluster_network.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if 'snakemake' not in globals():
         from vresutils.snakemake import MockSnakemake, Dict
         snakemake = MockSnakemake(
-            path='..',
             wildcards=Dict(network='elec', simpl='', clusters='45'),
             input=Dict(
                 network='networks/{network}_s{simpl}.nc',
@@ -150,8 +149,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             )
         )
 
-    logger = logging.getLogger()
-    logger.setLevel(snakemake.config['logging_level'])
+    logging.basicConfig(snakemake.config['logging_level'])
 
     n = pypsa.Network(snakemake.input.network)
 
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_network.py b/scripts/prepare_network.py
index 7a514322..85d5bc63 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare_network.py
+++ b/scripts/prepare_network.py
@@ -86,13 +86,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if 'snakemake' not in globals():
         from vresutils.snakemake import MockSnakemake
         snakemake = MockSnakemake(
-            path='..',
             wildcards=dict(network='elec', simpl='', clusters='37', lv='2', opts='Co2L-3H'),
             input=['networks/{network}_s{simpl}_{clusters}.nc'],
             output=['networks/{network}_s{simpl}_{clusters}_lv{lv}_{opts}.nc']
         )
 
-    logger.setLevel(snakemake.config['logging_level'])
+    logging.basicConfig(snakemake.config['logging_level'])
 
     opts = snakemake.wildcards.opts.split('-')
 
diff --git a/scripts/solve_network.py b/scripts/solve_network.py
index 79ea1254..3ab4b316 100644
--- a/scripts/solve_network.py
+++ b/scripts/solve_network.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-
 import logging
-logging.basicConfig(filename=snakemake.log.python, level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 import pypsa
 
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if 'snakemake' not in globals():
         from vresutils.snakemake import MockSnakemake, Dict
         snakemake = MockSnakemake(
-            path='..',
             wildcards=dict(simpl='', clusters='45', lv='1.5', opts='Co2L'),
             input=["networks/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_lv{lv}_{opts}.nc"],
             output=["results/networks/s{simpl}_{clusters}_lv{lv}_{opts}.nc"],
@@ -243,6 +241,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                      python="logs/s{simpl}_{clusters}_lv{lv}_{opts}_python.log")
         )
 
+    logging.basicConfig(filename=snakemake.log.python, level=logging.INFO)
+
     n = pypsa.Network(snakemake.input[0])
 
     n = prepare_network(n)