diff --git a/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_daemon.py b/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_daemon.py
index cc3fec4043..ea58667065 100644
--- a/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_daemon.py
+++ b/src/aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_daemon.py
@@ -260,4 +260,4 @@ def worker():
     """Run a single daemon worker in the current interpreter."""
     from aiida.engine.daemon.worker import start_daemon_worker
 
-    start_daemon_worker()
+    start_daemon_worker(foreground=True)
diff --git a/src/aiida/engine/daemon/worker.py b/src/aiida/engine/daemon/worker.py
index d89b2a7e7e..1d20891750 100644
--- a/src/aiida/engine/daemon/worker.py
+++ b/src/aiida/engine/daemon/worker.py
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ async def shutdown_worker(runner: Runner) -> None:
     LOGGER.info('Daemon worker stopped')
 
 
-def start_daemon_worker() -> None:
-    """Start a daemon worker for the currently configured profile."""
+def start_daemon_worker(foreground: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Start a daemon worker for the currently configured profile.
+
+    :param foreground: If true, the logging will be configured to write to stdout, otherwise it will be configured to
+        write to the daemon log file.
+    """
     daemon_client = get_daemon_client()
-    configure_logging(daemon=True, daemon_log_file=daemon_client.daemon_log_file)
+    configure_logging(daemon=not foreground, daemon_log_file=daemon_client.daemon_log_file)
 
     try:
         manager = get_manager()