diff --git a/pyocd/subcommands/run_cmd.py b/pyocd/subcommands/run_cmd.py
index ed9f0e6e8..0c4fea4ad 100644
--- a/pyocd/subcommands/run_cmd.py
+++ b/pyocd/subcommands/run_cmd.py
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ def get_args(cls) -> List[argparse.ArgumentParser]:
     def invoke(self) -> int:
         """@brief Handle 'run' subcommand."""
 
-        self._increase_logging(["pyocd.subcommands.run_cmd", __name__])
-
         # Create shared shutdown event for all RunServer threads
         self.shared_shutdown = threading.Event()
 
@@ -96,6 +94,11 @@ def invoke(self) -> int:
 
         timelimit_triggered = False
         with session:
+
+            # Increase log level to INFO if it is still at the default WARNING level
+            root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+            if root_logger.level == logging.WARNING:
+                root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
             #
             # ToDo: load support
             #
@@ -107,8 +110,17 @@ def invoke(self) -> int:
                 core_number: RTTConfig(_session=session, _target=core_target, _core=core_number)
                 for core_number, core_target in session.board.target.cores.items()
             }
+
             systemview_config = SystemViewConfig(_session=session)
-            self._systemview = SystemViewSVDat(session=session, rtt_configs=rtt_config_list, systemview_config=systemview_config)
+            systemview_enabled = any(
+                cfg.has_rtt_config and cfg.num_systemview_channels > 0
+                for cfg in rtt_config_list.values()
+            )
+
+            if systemview_enabled:
+                self._systemview = SystemViewSVDat(session=session, rtt_configs=rtt_config_list, systemview_config=systemview_config)
+            else:
+                self._systemview = None
             try:
                 # Start up the run servers
                 for core_number, core in session.board.target.cores.items():
@@ -170,7 +182,8 @@ def shutdown(self):
                 LOG.warning("Run server for core %d did not terminate cleanly", server.core)
 
         # Generate SystemView output file
-        self._systemview.assemble_file()
+        if self._systemview is not None:
+            self._systemview.assemble_file()
 
 class RunServer(threading.Thread):
 
@@ -211,7 +224,8 @@ def __init__(self, session: Session, core: Optional[int] = None, rtt_config: "RT
         try:
             rtt_manager = RTTManager(session=session, core=core, rtt_config=rtt_config, systemview_config=systemview_config)
             self._rtt_server = rtt_manager.start_server()
-            rtt_manager.configure_channels(stdio_handler=self._stdio_handler)
+            if self._rtt_server is not None:
+                rtt_manager.configure_channels(stdio_handler=self._stdio_handler)
         except RuntimeError as e:
             LOG.debug("RTT configuration failed for core %d: %s", self.core, e)