diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index 8c89644c814..3c31d0c68b8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
         see library/* for examples
         '''
 
+        self._name = os.path.basename(__file__) #initialize name until we can parse from options
         self.argument_spec = argument_spec
         self.supports_check_mode = supports_check_mode
         self.check_mode = False
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
         self._set_defaults(pre=False)
 
-        if not self.no_log and self._verbosity >= 3:
+        if not self.no_log:
             self._log_invocation()
 
         # finally, make sure we're in a sane working dir