diff --git a/dump_db.sh b/dump_db.sh
index 5c8140d..7dd53e6 100755
--- a/dump_db.sh
+++ b/dump_db.sh
@@ -125,18 +125,18 @@ dump_users_and_grants() {
   if "$DUMPER" --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- '  --users '; then
     # MySQL 8.0.31+: --users dumps CREATE USER + GRANT statements only
     # (when no --databases / --all-databases is given)
-    log "[dump] using mysqldump --users (MySQL 8.0.31+ style)"
+    echo "[dump] using mysqldump --users (MySQL 8.0.31+ style)"
     db_exec "$DUMPER" -u "$DB_USER" --users \
       >"$out" 2>/dev/null
   elif docker exec "$CONTAINER" sh -c "command -v mariadb-dump" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
     docker exec "$CONTAINER" mariadb-dump --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- '  --system '; then
     # MariaDB: --system=users
-    log "[dump] using mariadb-dump --system=users"
+    echo "[dump] using mariadb-dump --system=users"
     db_exec "$DUMPER" -u "$DB_USER" --system=users \
       >"$out" 2>/dev/null
   else
     # Fallback: full mysql schema dump
-    log "[dump] falling back to full mysql schema dump (older server)"
+    echo "[dump] falling back to full mysql schema dump (older server)"
     db_exec "$DUMPER" "${DUMP_OPTS[@]}" --databases mysql \
       >"$out" 2>/dev/null
   fi