diff --git a/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go b/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go
index f05f440a7..cd81b3668 100644
--- a/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go
+++ b/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	utilruntime.Must(clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme))
 	utilruntime.Must(catalogdv1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(textlogger.NewLogger(textlogger.NewConfig()))
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -189,7 +190,6 @@ func validateConfig(cfg *config) error {
 }
 
 func run(ctx context.Context) error {
-	ctrl.SetLogger(textlogger.NewLogger(textlogger.NewConfig()))
 	if klog.V(4).Enabled() {
 		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
index 20bbcbc23..2a46afc6d 100644
--- a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
@@ -147,15 +147,14 @@ func init() {
 	operatorControllerCmd.AddCommand(versionCommand)
 
 	klog.InitFlags(flag.CommandLine)
-	if klog.V(4).Enabled() {
-		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
-	}
 
 	//add klog flags to flagset
 	flags.AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 
 	//add feature gate flags to flagset
 	features.OperatorControllerFeatureGate.AddFlag(flags)
+
+	ctrl.SetLogger(textlogger.NewLogger(textlogger.NewConfig()))
 }
 func validateMetricsFlags() error {
 	if (cfg.certFile != "" && cfg.keyFile == "") || (cfg.certFile == "" && cfg.keyFile != "") {
@@ -178,7 +177,9 @@ func validateMetricsFlags() error {
 	return nil
 }
 func run() error {
-	ctrl.SetLogger(textlogger.NewLogger(textlogger.NewConfig()))
+	if klog.V(4).Enabled() {
+		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+	}
 
 	setupLog.Info("starting up the controller", "version info", version.String())