diff --git a/__tests__/server/config/env/__snapshots__/argv.spec.js.snap b/__tests__/server/config/env/__snapshots__/argv.spec.js.snap
index 8b496c71a..bba8f8da9 100644
--- a/__tests__/server/config/env/__snapshots__/argv.spec.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/server/config/env/__snapshots__/argv.spec.js.snap
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ exports[`argv config has development options and defaults 6`] = `
       "error",
       "warn",
       "log",
+      "dev",
       "info",
       "debug",
       "trace",
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ exports[`argv config has production options and defaults 2`] = `
       "error",
       "warn",
       "log",
+      "dev",
       "info",
       "debug",
       "trace",
diff --git a/__tests__/server/utils/logging/monkeyPatchConsole.spec.js b/__tests__/server/utils/logging/monkeyPatchConsole.spec.js
index ae0c8e444..16adc1947 100644
--- a/__tests__/server/utils/logging/monkeyPatchConsole.spec.js
+++ b/__tests__/server/utils/logging/monkeyPatchConsole.spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
 
+const { default: logger } = require('../../../../src/server/utils/logging/logger');
+
 jest.mock('yargs', () => ({
   argv: {
     logLevel: 'trace',
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ jest.mock('yargs', () => ({
 }));
 
 describe('monkeyPatchConsole', () => {
+  jest.spyOn(logger, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
   const logMethods = ['error', 'warn', 'log', 'info', 'debug', 'trace'];
   const originalConsole = logMethods.reduce((acc, curr) => ({
     ...acc,
@@ -43,4 +47,10 @@ describe('monkeyPatchConsole', () => {
       expect(console[method]).not.toBe(originalConsole[method]);
     });
   });
+
+  it('allows to use logger methods and not console', () => {
+    logger.log('testing');
+
+    expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/server/utils/pollModuleMap.spec.js b/__tests__/server/utils/pollModuleMap.spec.js
index 0f80746ed..82beaf680 100644
--- a/__tests__/server/utils/pollModuleMap.spec.js
+++ b/__tests__/server/utils/pollModuleMap.spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
 import util from 'node:util';
+import logger from '../../../src/server/utils/logging/logger';
 
 jest.useFakeTimers();
 jest.spyOn(global, 'setTimeout');
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ jest.spyOn(global, 'setImmediate');
 
 describe('pollModuleMap', () => {
   jest.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(util.format);
+  jest.spyOn(logger, 'log').mockImplementation(util.format);
   jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(util.format);
   jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(util.format);
   let loadModules;
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ describe('pollModuleMap', () => {
     const { default: pollModuleMap } = load();
     await pollModuleMap();
 
-    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pollModuleMap: polling...');
+    expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pollModuleMap: polling...');
     expect(loadModules).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(incrementCounter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(incrementCounter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(holocronMetrics.moduleMapPoll);
diff --git a/src/server/config/env/argv.js b/src/server/config/env/argv.js
index 8f0105fec..960f3c7dd 100644
--- a/src/server/config/env/argv.js
+++ b/src/server/config/env/argv.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ yargs
   .option('log-level', {
     describe: 'Lowest level of log entries to show',
     type: 'string',
-    choices: ['error', 'warn', 'log', 'info', 'debug', 'trace'],
+    choices: ['error', 'warn', 'log', 'dev', 'info', 'debug', 'trace'],
     default: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'log' : 'info',
   });
 
diff --git a/src/server/utils/logging/config/base.js b/src/server/utils/logging/config/base.js
index 670f1df64..9371c5b48 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/logging/config/base.js
+++ b/src/server/utils/logging/config/base.js
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import util from 'node:util';
 import { argv } from 'yargs';
 
 export default {
-  level: argv.logLevel,
+  level: argv.logLevel || 'info',
   customLevels: {
+    dev: 34,
     log: 35,
   },
   dedupe: true,
diff --git a/src/server/utils/logging/config/development.js b/src/server/utils/logging/config/development.js
index e09bbc855..bad026473 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/logging/config/development.js
+++ b/src/server/utils/logging/config/development.js
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ export const pinoPrettyOptions = {
     trace: 10,
     debug: 20,
     info: 30,
+    dev: 34,
     log: 35,
     warn: 40,
     error: 50,
     fatal: 60,
   },
-  customColors: 'trace:white,debug:green,info:gray,log:blue,warn:yellow,error:red,fatal:bgRed',
+  customColors: 'trace:white,debug:green,info:gray,log:blue,dev:magenta,warn:yellow,error:red,fatal:bgRed',
   messageFormat(log, messageKey) {
     if (log.request) {
       if (log.request.direction === 'out') {
diff --git a/src/server/utils/pollModuleMap.js b/src/server/utils/pollModuleMap.js
index 0def60cb1..a3fad9c3a 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/pollModuleMap.js
+++ b/src/server/utils/pollModuleMap.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 
   holocron as holocronMetrics,
 } from '../metrics';
+import logger from './logging/logger';
 
 let moduleMapHealthy = null;
 export const getModuleMapHealth = () => moduleMapHealthy;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ async function pollModuleMap() {
   recordPollingForMonitor();
   startPollingMonitorIfNotAlready();
   try {
-    console.log('pollModuleMap: polling...');
+    logger.log('pollModuleMap: polling...');
     incrementCounter(holocronMetrics.moduleMapPoll);
 
     const { loadedModules = {}, rejectedModules = {} } = await loadModules();