diff --git a/tools/smp-tester.c b/tools/smp-tester.c
index f64c1ab..7823b6b 100644
--- a/tools/smp-tester.c
+++ b/tools/smp-tester.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct smp_data {
 	bool sc;
 };
 
-static void mgmt_debug(const char *str, void *user_data)
+static void print_debug(const char *str, void *user_data)
 {
 	const char *prefix = user_data;
 
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ static void read_index_list_callback(uint8_t status, uint16_t length,
 		tester_pre_setup_failed();
 	}
 
+	if (tester_use_debug())
+		hciemu_set_debug(data->hciemu, print_debug, "hciemu: ", NULL);
+
 	tester_print("New hciemu instance created");
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ static void test_pre_setup(const void *test_data)
 	}
 
 	if (tester_use_debug())
-		mgmt_set_debug(data->mgmt, mgmt_debug, "mgmt: ", NULL);
+		mgmt_set_debug(data->mgmt, print_debug, "mgmt: ", NULL);
 
 	mgmt_send(data->mgmt, MGMT_OP_READ_INDEX_LIST, MGMT_INDEX_NONE, 0, NULL,
 					read_index_list_callback, NULL, NULL);