diff --git a/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.spec.ts b/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.spec.ts
index d15d942..6bd81de 100644
--- a/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.spec.ts
+++ b/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { resolveLogger, resolveLoggerConfiguration } from './loggerConfigResolve
 
 describe('loggerConfigResolver', () => {
   describe('resolveLoggerConfiguration', () => {
-    it('resolves prod configuration', () => {
+    it('resolves configuration', () => {
       const loggerConfig = resolveLoggerConfiguration({
         logLevel: 'warn',
         nodeEnv: 'production',
@@ -23,34 +23,6 @@ describe('loggerConfigResolver', () => {
       `)
     })
 
-    it('resolves dev configuration', () => {
-      const loggerConfig = resolveLoggerConfiguration({
-        logLevel: 'debug',
-        nodeEnv: 'development',
-      })
-
-      expect(loggerConfig).toMatchObject({
-        levels: {
-          labels: {
-            '10': 'trace',
-            '20': 'debug',
-            '30': 'info',
-            '40': 'warn',
-            '50': 'error',
-            '60': 'fatal',
-          },
-          values: {
-            debug: 20,
-            error: 50,
-            fatal: 60,
-            info: 30,
-            trace: 10,
-            warn: 40,
-          },
-        },
-      })
-    })
-
     it('does not crash during label resolution', () => {
       const loggerConfig = resolveLoggerConfiguration({
         logLevel: 'warn',
diff --git a/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.ts b/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.ts
index 9c54de3..f566f72 100644
--- a/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.ts
+++ b/src/logging/loggerConfigResolver.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function resolveMonorepoLogger(appConfig: MonorepoAppLoggerConfig): Logge
     return resolveLogger(appConfig)
   }
 
-  const configuration = resolveMonorepoLoggerConfiguration(appConfig) as LoggerOptions
+  const configuration = resolveMonorepoLoggerConfiguration(appConfig)
   return pino(configuration)
 }
 
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ export function resolveMonorepoLogger(appConfig: MonorepoAppLoggerConfig): Logge
 /* c8 ignore next 25 */
 export function resolveMonorepoLoggerConfiguration(
   appConfig: MonorepoAppLoggerConfig,
-): LoggerOptions | Logger {
-  if (appConfig.nodeEnv !== 'development') {
-    return resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig)
-  }
-
+): LoggerOptions {
   return {
     level: appConfig.logLevel,
     formatters: {
@@ -49,21 +45,15 @@ export function resolveMonorepoLoggerConfiguration(
         append: appConfig.append ?? false,
       },
     },
-  }
+  } satisfies LoggerOptions
 }
 
 export function resolveLogger(appConfig: AppLoggerConfig): Logger {
-  if (appConfig.nodeEnv !== 'production') {
-    return resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig) as Logger
-  }
+  const configuration = resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig)
 
-  const configuration = resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig) as LoggerOptions
-  return pino(configuration)
-}
-
-export function resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig: AppLoggerConfig): LoggerOptions | Logger {
   if (appConfig.nodeEnv !== 'production') {
     return pino(
+      configuration,
       pretty({
         sync: true,
         minimumLevel: appConfig.logLevel as Level,
@@ -74,6 +64,10 @@ export function resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig: AppLoggerConfig): LoggerOp
     )
   }
 
+  return pino(configuration)
+}
+
+export function resolveLoggerConfiguration(appConfig: AppLoggerConfig): LoggerOptions {
   return {
     level: appConfig.logLevel,
     formatters: {