diff --git a/pynestml/codegeneration/printers/nest_gsl_function_call_printer.py b/pynestml/codegeneration/printers/nest_gsl_function_call_printer.py
index f3522f759..c9c928787 100644
--- a/pynestml/codegeneration/printers/nest_gsl_function_call_printer.py
+++ b/pynestml/codegeneration/printers/nest_gsl_function_call_printer.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def _print_function_call_format_string(self, function_call: ASTFunctionCall) ->
         function_name = function_call.get_name()
 
         function_is_predefined = bool(PredefinedFunctions.get_function(function_name))
-        if function_is_predefined:
+        if function_is_predefined or function_name == "log":
             return super()._print_function_call_format_string(function_call)
 
         return "node." + super()._print_function_call_format_string(function_call)