diff --git a/cmd/controller/controller.go b/cmd/controller/controller.go
index 67fb2d72e83..050d16047cc 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/controller.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/controller.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ func CmdMain() {
 	}
 	utilruntime.Must(kubeovnv1.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme))
 
+	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.NewKlogr())
 	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
 	go func() {
 		if config.EnablePprof {
diff --git a/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go b/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
index 1fbdc37a49c..26b0068ee04 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	kubeinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to do the OS initialization")
 	}
 
+	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.NewKlogr())
 	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
 	stopCh := ctx.Done()
 	podInformerFactory := kubeinformers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(config.KubeClient, 0,
diff --git a/cmd/ovn_monitor/ovn_monitor.go b/cmd/ovn_monitor/ovn_monitor.go
index 143d357f318..fd7f6032266 100644
--- a/cmd/ovn_monitor/ovn_monitor.go
+++ b/cmd/ovn_monitor/ovn_monitor.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
 
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/metrics"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func CmdMain() {
 	}
 	exporter.StartOvnMetrics()
 
+	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.NewKlogr())
 	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
 	if err = metrics.Run(ctx, nil, addr, config.SecureServing); err != nil {
 		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to run metrics server")
diff --git a/cmd/pinger/pinger.go b/cmd/pinger/pinger.go
index 9eddcfc69ab..6a9f3d37deb 100644
--- a/cmd/pinger/pinger.go
+++ b/cmd/pinger/pinger.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
 
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/metrics"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to parse config")
 	}
 
+	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.NewKlogr())
 	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
 	if config.Mode == "server" {
 		if config.EnableMetrics {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/init.go b/pkg/controller/init.go
index 98d78a0f9ba..70ee96dda98 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/init.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/init.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
-	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
@@ -898,7 +897,6 @@ func migrateFinalizers(c client.Client, list client.ObjectList, getObjectItem fu
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) syncFinalizers() error {
-	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.NewKlogr())
 	cl, err := client.New(config.GetConfigOrDie(), client.Options{})
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to create client: %v", err)