diff --git a/pkg/logger/logger.go b/pkg/logger/logger.go
index 11df45851..e6427bf29 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var (
 func MakeDebugLogger() *zap.Logger {
 	conf := zap.NewDevelopmentConfig()
 	conf.Level = DefaultLevel
+	conf.Level.SetLevel(zap.DebugLevel)
 
 	// Print log level in colors
 	conf.EncoderConfig.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
@@ -50,10 +51,6 @@ func Init() {
 		debuggingLogger = options.EnvBool("", "LOG_DEBUG", false)
 	)
 
-	if debuggingLogger {
-		logLevel = zapcore.DebugLevel
-	}
-
 	if ll, has := os.LookupEnv("LOG_LEVEL"); has {
 		_ = logLevel.Set(ll)
 	}