diff --git a/app/caps-controller-manager/main.go b/app/caps-controller-manager/main.go
index 14f9742a..d30e0477 100644
--- a/app/caps-controller-manager/main.go
+++ b/app/caps-controller-manager/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	cgrecord "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	capiv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/controllers/remote"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	// klog.Background will automatically use the right logger.
+	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.Background())
+
 	diagnosticsOpts := flags.GetDiagnosticsOptions(diagnosticsOptions)
 
 	tlsOptionOverrides, err := flags.GetTLSOptionOverrideFuncs(tlsOptions)
diff --git a/app/sidero-controller-manager/main.go b/app/sidero-controller-manager/main.go
index 1d2a52c6..19ed696c 100644
--- a/app/sidero-controller-manager/main.go
+++ b/app/sidero-controller-manager/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	capi "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	// klog.Background will automatically use the right logger.
+	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.Background())
+
 	diagnosticsOpts := flags.GetDiagnosticsOptions(diagnosticsOptions)
 
 	tlsOptionOverrides, err := flags.GetTLSOptionOverrideFuncs(tlsOptions)