diff --git a/tests/test_repository_tool.py b/tests/test_repository_tool.py
index 7993af53..ce8d765f 100755
--- a/tests/test_repository_tool.py
+++ b/tests/test_repository_tool.py
@@ -194,9 +194,13 @@ def test_writeall(self):
     
     
     # (3) Load top-level signing keys.
+    repository.status()
     repository.root.load_signing_key(root_privkey)
+    repository.status()
     repository.targets.load_signing_key(targets_privkey)
+    repository.status()
     repository.snapshot.load_signing_key(snapshot_privkey)
+    repository.status()
    
     # Verify that repository.writeall() fails for insufficient threshold
     # of signatures (default threshold = 1).
diff --git a/tuf/repository_lib.py b/tuf/repository_lib.py
index 8b8a4475..a57573cd 100755
--- a/tuf/repository_lib.py
+++ b/tuf/repository_lib.py
@@ -2183,7 +2183,6 @@ def _log_status_of_top_level_roles(targets_directory, metadata_directory):
     
     except tuf.InsufficientKeysError as e:
       logger.info(str(e))
-      return
 
   # Do the top-level roles contain a valid threshold of signatures?  Top-level
   # metadata is verified in Root -> Targets -> Snapshot -> Timestamp order.