diff --git a/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/main.go b/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/main.go
index 0a0163168f1..02aefcba651 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/main.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/main.go
@@ -228,9 +228,14 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. " +
 		"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: true,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true))) 
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/main.go b/testdata/project-v3-addon/main.go
index c3d38b916eb..0cec1ee601d 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/main.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/main.go
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: true,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true)))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/main.go b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/main.go
index e0d7c8e0bbc..3b5288df49c 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/main.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/main.go
@@ -69,9 +69,14 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: true,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true)))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/main.go b/testdata/project-v3/main.go
index 43c82ce7d49..fd8df674936 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/main.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/main.go
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: true,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true)))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,