diff --git a/cmd/hubble/daemon_main_linux.go b/cmd/hubble/daemon_main_linux.go
index 49d6248c9e..0a56c2a1d0 100644
--- a/cmd/hubble/daemon_main_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/hubble/daemon_main_linux.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func initLogging() {
 	k8sCfg, _ := sharedconfig.GetK8sConfig()
 	zapLogger := setupZapLogger(retinaConfig, k8sCfg)
 	setupLoggingHooks(logger, zapLogger)
-	bootstrapLogging(logger)
+	bootstrapLogging(retinaConfig, logger)
 }
 
 func setupDefaultLogger() *logrus.Logger {
@@ -280,10 +280,16 @@ func setupLoggingHooks(logger *logrus.Logger, zapLogger *log.ZapLogger) {
 	}
 }
 
-func bootstrapLogging(logger *logrus.Logger) {
+func bootstrapLogging(retinaConfig *config.Config, logger *logrus.Logger) {
 	if err := logging.SetupLogging(option.Config.LogDriver, logging.LogOptions(option.Config.LogOpt), "retina-agent", option.Config.Debug); err != nil {
 		logger.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
+	logLevel, err := logrus.ParseLevel(retinaConfig.LogLevel)
+	if err != nil {
+		logLevel = logrus.InfoLevel
+	}
+	logger.SetLevel(logLevel)
 }
 
 func initDaemonConfig(vp *viper.Viper) {
diff --git a/operator/cmd/cilium-crds/zap_linux.go b/operator/cmd/cilium-crds/zap_linux.go
index 0da3ad3e55..dbb2c66ba2 100644
--- a/operator/cmd/cilium-crds/zap_linux.go
+++ b/operator/cmd/cilium-crds/zap_linux.go
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ func setupZapHook(p params) {
 	// discard default logger output in favor of zap
 	logging.DefaultLogger.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
+	level, err := logrus.ParseLevel(p.DaemonCfg.LogOpt[logging.LevelOpt])
+	if err != nil {
+		p.Logger.WithError(err).Error("failed to parse log level")
+	} else {
+		logging.DefaultLogger.SetLevel(level)
+	}
+
 	lOpts := &log.LogOpts{
 		Level:                 p.DaemonCfg.LogOpt[logging.LevelOpt],
 		File:                  false,
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ func setupZapHook(p params) {
 		zap.String("apiserver", p.K8sCfg.Host),
 	}
 
-	_, err := log.SetupZapLogger(lOpts, persistentFields...)
+	_, err = log.SetupZapLogger(lOpts, persistentFields...)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("failed to setup zap logger: %v", err)
 	}