diff --git a/piker/tsp/_history.py b/piker/tsp/_history.py
index fcc1d331..1c8940b5 100644
--- a/piker/tsp/_history.py
+++ b/piker/tsp/_history.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from piker.accounting import (
 )
 from piker.log import (
     get_logger,
+    get_console_log,
 )
 from tractor.ipc._shm import ShmArray
 from ..data._sharedmem import maybe_open_shm_array
@@ -1386,6 +1387,10 @@ async def manage_history(
         engages.
 
     '''
+    get_console_log(
+        name=__name__,
+        level=loglevel,
+    )
     # TODO: is there a way to make each shm file key
     # actor-tree-discovery-addr unique so we avoid collisions
     # when doing tests which also allocate shms for certain instruments