diff --git a/PanACoTA/prepare_module/download_genomes_func.py b/PanACoTA/prepare_module/download_genomes_func.py
index bbab0ad92bfa532b4c554f42c36658aa9da04e86..e820316cc89e4c6f6f2003667a5ac284a583d6a0 100644
--- a/PanACoTA/prepare_module/download_genomes_func.py
+++ b/PanACoTA/prepare_module/download_genomes_func.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ from PanACoTA import utils
 logger = logging.getLogger("prepare.dds")
 
 
-def download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, outdir, threads):
+def download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, levels, outdir, threads):
     """
     Download refseq genomes of given species
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, outdir, threa
 
     """
     # Name of summary file, with metadata for each strain:
-    sumfile = os.path.join(outdir, "assembly_summary-{}.txt".format(species_linked))
+    sumfile = os.path.join(outdir, f"assembly_summary-{species_linked}.txt")
     abs_sumfile = os.path.abspath(sumfile)
 
     # arguments needed to download all genomes of the given species
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ def download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, outdir, threa
             message += f" (NCBI_taxid = {NCBI_taxid})."
         else:
             message += f" NCBI_taxid = {NCBI_taxid}"
+    # If assembly level(s) given, add it to arguments, and write to info message
+    if levels:
+        keyargs["assembly_levels"] = levels
+        message += f" (Only those assembly levels: {levels}). "
     logger.info(f"Metadata for all genomes will be saved in {sumfile}")
     logger.info(message)
 
diff --git a/test/test_unit/test_prepare/test_download.py b/test/test_unit/test_prepare/test_download.py
index 4e7a86758ebc0ef684c87522fffb78e08185e455..58aed49b2fb09902e2f7733f8eb731e70d59c0ea 100755
--- a/test/test_unit/test_prepare/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_unit/test_prepare/test_download.py
@@ -204,9 +204,10 @@ def test_download():
     NCBI_taxid = "104099"
     outdir = os.path.join(DATA_TEST_DIR, "test_download_refseq")
     threads = 1
+    levels = ""
 
-    db_dir, nb_gen = downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid,
-                                        outdir, threads)
+    db_dir, nb_gen = downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, levels,
+                                                outdir, threads)
     # Check path to uncompressed files is as expected
     assert db_dir == os.path.join(outdir, "Database_init")
     # Check number of genomes downloaded. We cannot know the exact value, as it is updated everyday. But in nov. 2019, there are 4 genomes. So, there must be at least those 4 genomes
@@ -241,8 +242,9 @@ def test_download_noSpeName():
     NCBI_taxid = "104099"
     outdir = os.path.join(DATA_TEST_DIR, "test_download_refseq_noSpe")
     threads = 1
+    levels = ""
 
-    db_dir, nb_gen = downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid,
+    db_dir, nb_gen = downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, levels,
                                                 outdir, threads)
 
     # Check path to uncompressed files is as expected
@@ -277,8 +279,9 @@ def test_download_wrongTaxID(caplog):
     NCBI_taxid = "10409"
     outdir = os.path.join(DATA_TEST_DIR, "test_download_refseq_wrongTaxID")
     threads = 1
+    levels = ""
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid,
+        downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, levels,
                                    outdir, threads)
 
     # Check path to uncompressed files does not exist
@@ -311,8 +314,9 @@ def test_download_diffSpeTaxID(caplog):
     NCBI_taxid = "104099"
     outdir = os.path.join(DATA_TEST_DIR, "test_download_refseq_wrongTaxID")
     threads = 1
+    levels = ""
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid,
+        downg.download_from_refseq(species_linked, NCBI_species, NCBI_taxid, levels,
                                    outdir, threads)
 
     # Check path to uncompressed files does not exist