diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 450743363..b78015d28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ simc: build
 
 run-asm-tests: build
 	$(foreach test, $(riscv-tests), vsim$(questa_version) +BASEDIR=$(riscv-test-dir) +max-cycles=$(max_cycles) \
-		+UVM_TESTNAME=$(test_case) +UVM_VERBOSITY=LOW  $(uvm-flags) +ASMTEST=$(test) +uvm_set_action="*,_ALL_,UVM_ERROR,UVM_DISPLAY|UVM_STOP" -c +UVM_VERBOSITY=LOW\
+		+UVM_TESTNAME=$(test_case) $(uvm-flags) +ASMTEST=$(test) +uvm_set_action="*,_ALL_,UVM_ERROR,UVM_DISPLAY|UVM_STOP" -c \
 		-coverage -classdebug -do "coverage save -onexit $@.ucdb; run -a; quit -code [coverage attribute -name TESTSTATUS -concise]"  \
 		$(library).$(test_top_level)_optimized;)
 
diff --git a/tb/core_tb.sv b/tb/core_tb.sv
index 1279c3203..348261ed5 100644
--- a/tb/core_tb.sv
+++ b/tb/core_tb.sv
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import core_lib_pkg::*;
 
 `define DRAM_BASE 64'h80000000
 
+`include "uvm_macros.svh"
 
 module core_tb;
     import "DPI-C" function chandle read_elf(string fn);
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ module core_tb;
 
         file = {base_dir, "/", file_name};
 
-        $display("Pre-loading memory from file: %s\n", file);
+        `uvm_info("Program Loader", $sformatf("Pre-loading memory from file: %s\n", file), UVM_LOW);
         // read elf file (DPI call)
         void'(read_elf(file));