diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e58c0126..26e2091c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v4 v4.0.0
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e5a67316..3af1ce4c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLj
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
+github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v4 v4.0.0 h1:Pm0InGphX0wMhPqC02t31onlq9OVyJ98eP/Vh63t1Oo=
+github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:pjfHC5e59CvjTBIU3V3sGhFWFAnsnhOR03TRc6im0l8=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
diff --git a/internal/controllers/manager.go b/internal/controllers/manager.go
index dafd487f..84593e67 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/manager.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/manager.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"context"
+	"os"
 
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
+	logrusr "github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v4"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/controllers/terraformlayer"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/controllers/terraformpullrequest"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/controllers/terraformrepository"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/storage/redis"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	configv1alpha1 "github.com/padok-team/burrito/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/padok-team/burrito/internal/burrito/config"
@@ -65,8 +66,12 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func (c *Controllers) Exec() {
-	log := log.WithContext(context.TODO())
-
+	ctrl.SetLogger(logrusr.New(&log.Logger{
+		Out:       os.Stderr,
+		Formatter: new(logrus.TextFormatter),
+		Hooks:     make(logrus.LevelHooks),
+		Level:     logrus.DebugLevel,
+	}))
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:                 scheme,
 		MetricsBindAddress:     c.config.Controller.MetricsBindAddress,
@@ -99,33 +104,33 @@ func (c *Controllers) Exec() {
 				Client: mgr.GetClient(),
 				Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
 			}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("unable to create repository controller: %s", err)
+				logrus.Fatalf("unable to create repository controller: %s", err)
 			}
-			log.Infof("repository controller started successfully")
+			logrus.Infof("repository controller started successfully")
 		case "pullrequest":
 			if err = (&terraformpullrequest.Reconciler{
 				Client: mgr.GetClient(),
 				Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
 				Config: c.config,
 			}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("unable to create pullrequest controller: %s", err)
+				logrus.Fatalf("unable to create pullrequest controller: %s", err)
 			}
-			log.Infof("pullrequest controller started successfully")
+			logrus.Infof("pullrequest controller started successfully")
 		default:
-			log.Infof("unrecognized controller type %s, ignoring", ctrlType)
+			logrus.Infof("unrecognized controller type %s, ignoring", ctrlType)
 		}
 	}
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:builder
 
 	if err := mgr.AddHealthzCheck("healthz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("unable to set up health check: %s", err)
+		logrus.Fatalf("unable to set up health check: %s", err)
 	}
 	if err := mgr.AddReadyzCheck("readyz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("unable to set up ready check: %s", err)
+		logrus.Fatalf("unable to set up ready check: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("starting manager")
+	logrus.Infof("starting manager")
 	if err := mgr.Start(ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("problem running manager: %s", err)
+		logrus.Fatalf("problem running manager: %s", err)
 	}
 }