diff --git a/spinn_utilities/log.py b/spinn_utilities/log.py
index 26684ada..44c86160 100644
--- a/spinn_utilities/log.py
+++ b/spinn_utilities/log.py
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ def atexit_handler(cls) -> None:
             except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                 pass
 
-        messages.extend(cls._pop_not_stored_messages(cls.__repeat_at_end))
+        messages.extend(map(lambda x: x[2],
+                            cls._pop_not_stored_messages(cls.__repeat_at_end)))
         if messages:
             level = logging.getLevelName(cls.__repeat_at_end)
             print(f"\n!WARNING: {len(messages)} log messages were "
diff --git a/spinn_utilities/log_store.py b/spinn_utilities/log_store.py
index 557963ae..1d78e6ea 100644
--- a/spinn_utilities/log_store.py
+++ b/spinn_utilities/log_store.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional
 from .abstract_base import abstractmethod
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def store_log(self, level: int, message: str,
 
     @abstractmethod
     def retreive_log_messages(
-            self, min_level: int = 0) -> List[Tuple[int, str]]:
+            self, min_level: int = 0) -> List[str]:
         """
         Retrieves all log messages at or above the `min_level`.
 
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def retreive_log_messages(
             Constraint on the minimum logging level to retrieve.
         :return:
             A list of messages that satisfy the constraint.
-        :rtype: list(tuple(int, str))
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
diff --git a/unittests/test_log.py b/unittests/test_log.py
index 1b4bae1d..56e20333 100644
--- a/unittests/test_log.py
+++ b/unittests/test_log.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 import logging
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional
 from spinn_utilities.log import (
     _BraceMessage, ConfiguredFilter, ConfiguredFormatter, FormatAdapter,
     LogLevelTooHighException)
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ def store_log(self, level: int, message: str,
 
     @overrides(LogStore.retreive_log_messages)
     def retreive_log_messages(
-            self, min_level: int = 0) -> List[Tuple[int, str]]:
+            self, min_level: int = 0) -> List[str]:
         result = []
         for (level, message) in self.data:
             if level >= min_level:
-                result.append((level, message))
+                result.append(message)
         return result
 
     @overrides(LogStore.get_location)
@@ -193,9 +193,8 @@ def test_log_store():
     # an error disables the logstore for safety
     # includes the ones before setting the log
     assert store.retreive_log_messages() == \
-           [(30, 'This is early'), (20, 'Pre info'),
-            (30, 'This is a warning'), (40, 'And an Error'),
-            (20, 'This is an info')]
+           ['This is early', 'Pre info', 'This is a warning', 'And an Error',
+            'This is an info']
 
     assert 3 == len(store.retreive_log_messages(logging.WARNING))
     # Only the ones from after the log store turned off