diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 7d56e1a115a..4cbeccc6710 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -655,20 +655,6 @@ func watchChanges(ctx context.Context, watchDirs map[string]bool, watchedFiles m
 	}
 }
 
-// updateLogLevel checks if Toolbox have to update the existing log level set by users.
-// stdio doesn't support "debug" and "info" logs.
-func updateLogLevel(stdio bool, logLevel string) bool {
-	if stdio {
-		switch strings.ToUpper(logLevel) {
-		case log.Debug, log.Info:
-			return true
-		default:
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func resolveWatcherInputs(toolsFile string, toolsFiles []string, toolsFolder string) (map[string]bool, map[string]bool) {
 	var relevantFiles []string
 
@@ -697,10 +683,6 @@ func resolveWatcherInputs(toolsFile string, toolsFiles []string, toolsFolder str
 }
 
 func run(cmd *Command) error {
-	if updateLogLevel(cmd.cfg.Stdio, cmd.cfg.LogLevel.String()) {
-		cmd.cfg.LogLevel = server.StringLevel(log.Warn)
-	}
-
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -724,16 +706,22 @@ func run(cmd *Command) error {
 		cancel()
 	}(ctx)
 
+	// If stdio, set logger's out stream (usually DEBUG and INFO logs) to errStream
+	loggerOut := cmd.outStream
+	if cmd.cfg.Stdio {
+		loggerOut = cmd.errStream
+	}
+
 	// Handle logger separately from config
 	switch strings.ToLower(cmd.cfg.LoggingFormat.String()) {
 	case "json":
-		logger, err := log.NewStructuredLogger(cmd.outStream, cmd.errStream, cmd.cfg.LogLevel.String())
+		logger, err := log.NewStructuredLogger(loggerOut, cmd.errStream, cmd.cfg.LogLevel.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize logger: %w", err)
 		}
 		cmd.logger = logger
 	case "standard":
-		logger, err := log.NewStdLogger(cmd.outStream, cmd.errStream, cmd.cfg.LogLevel.String())
+		logger, err := log.NewStdLogger(loggerOut, cmd.errStream, cmd.cfg.LogLevel.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize logger: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index 0ea5cf547a1..03a5b2f19e6 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -1597,51 +1597,3 @@ func TestPrebuiltTools(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestUpdateLogLevel(t *testing.T) {
-	tcs := []struct {
-		desc     string
-		stdio    bool
-		logLevel string
-		want     bool
-	}{
-		{
-			desc:     "no stdio",
-			stdio:    false,
-			logLevel: "info",
-			want:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			desc:     "stdio with info log",
-			stdio:    true,
-			logLevel: "info",
-			want:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			desc:     "stdio with debug log",
-			stdio:    true,
-			logLevel: "debug",
-			want:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			desc:     "stdio with warn log",
-			stdio:    true,
-			logLevel: "warn",
-			want:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			desc:     "stdio with error log",
-			stdio:    true,
-			logLevel: "error",
-			want:     false,
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tc := range tcs {
-		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := updateLogLevel(tc.stdio, tc.logLevel)
-			if got != tc.want {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect indication to update log level: got %t, want %t", got, tc.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}