diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java
index 8c83a16a1..a09753e7d 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/GlobalToolCommandlet.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.context.IdeContext;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.io.FileAccess;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.log.IdeLogLevel;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessContext;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessErrorHandling;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.repo.ToolRepository;
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ public GlobalToolCommandlet(IdeContext context, String tool, Set<String> tags) {
 
   @Override
   protected boolean isExtract() {
-    // for global tools we usually download installers and do not want to extract them (e.g. installer.msi file shall not be extracted)
+
+    // for global tools we usually download installers and do not want to extract them (e.g. installer.msi file shall
+    // not be extracted)
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -39,9 +42,10 @@ protected boolean isExtract() {
   protected boolean doInstall(boolean silent) {
 
     Path binaryPath = this.context.getPath().findBinary(Path.of(getBinaryName()));
-    //if force mode is enabled, go through with the installation even if the tool is already installed
+    // if force mode is enabled, go through with the installation even if the tool is already installed
     if (binaryPath != null && Files.exists(binaryPath) && !this.context.isForceMode()) {
-      this.context.debug("{} is already installed at {}", this.tool, binaryPath);
+      IdeLogLevel level = silent ? IdeLogLevel.DEBUG : IdeLogLevel.INFO;
+      this.context.level(level).log("{} is already installed at {}", this.tool, binaryPath);
       return false;
     }
     String edition = getEdition();
@@ -57,7 +61,8 @@ protected boolean doInstall(boolean silent) {
     if (isExtract()) {
       downloadBinaryPath = fileAccess.findFirst(downloadBinaryPath, Files::isExecutable, false);
     }
-    ProcessContext pc = this.context.newProcess().errorHandling(ProcessErrorHandling.WARNING).executable(downloadBinaryPath);
+    ProcessContext pc = this.context.newProcess().errorHandling(ProcessErrorHandling.WARNING)
+        .executable(downloadBinaryPath);
     int exitCode = pc.run();
     fileAccess.delete(tmpDir);
     fileAccess.delete(target);
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java
index a5c7a3a7b..5505a3553 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/LocalToolCommandlet.java
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ protected boolean doInstall(boolean silent) {
     VersionIdentifier installedVersion = getInstalledVersion();
     VersionIdentifier resolvedVersion = installation.resolvedVersion();
     if (resolvedVersion.equals(installedVersion)) {
+      IdeLogLevel level = silent ? IdeLogLevel.DEBUG : IdeLogLevel.INFO;
+      this.context.level(level).log("Version {} of tool {} is already installed", installedVersion,
+          getToolWithEdition());
       return false;
     }
     // we need to link the version or update the link.
@@ -132,12 +135,17 @@ public ToolInstallation installInRepo(VersionIdentifier version, String edition,
     FileAccess fileAccess = this.context.getFileAccess();
     if (Files.isDirectory(toolPath)) {
       if (Files.exists(toolVersionFile)) {
-        this.context.debug("Version {} of tool {} is already installed at {}", resolvedVersion,
-            getToolWithEdition(this.tool, edition), toolPath);
-        return createToolInstallation(toolPath, resolvedVersion, toolVersionFile);
+        if (this.context.isForceMode()) {
+          fileAccess.delete(toolPath);
+        } else {
+          this.context.debug("Version {} of tool {} is already installed at {}", resolvedVersion,
+              getToolWithEdition(this.tool, edition), toolPath);
+          return createToolInstallation(toolPath, resolvedVersion, toolVersionFile);
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.context.warning("Deleting corrupted installation at {}", toolPath);
+        fileAccess.delete(toolPath);
       }
-      this.context.warning("Deleting corrupted installation at {}", toolPath);
-      fileAccess.delete(toolPath);
     }
     Path target = toolRepository.download(this.tool, edition, resolvedVersion);
     fileAccess.mkdirs(toolPath.getParent());