diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index ae45aa9afc0..7e0c1925c32 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -155,9 +155,19 @@ func setupFlags() {
 
 	flag.String(kubeContextsFlagKey.String(), "", "Kube contexts the manager will talk to.")
 
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: false,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
+
 	pflag.CommandLine.AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 	pflag.Parse()
 
+	// NOTES:
+	// zap is "Blazing fast, structured, leveled logging in Go.", DON'T event try
+	// to refactor this logging lib to anything else. Check FAQ - https://github.com/uber-go/zap/blob/master/FAQ.md
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
+
 	// set normalizeFunc to replace flag name to viper name
 	normalizeFunc := pflag.CommandLine.GetNormalizeFunc()
 	pflag.CommandLine.SetNormalizeFunc(func(fs *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName {
@@ -172,18 +182,6 @@ func setupFlags() {
 	}
 }
 
-func setupLogger() {
-	opts := zap.Options{
-		Development: false,
-	}
-	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
-
-	// NOTES:
-	// zap is "Blazing fast, structured, leveled logging in Go.", DON'T event try
-	// to refactor this logging lib to anything else. Check FAQ - https://github.com/uber-go/zap/blob/master/FAQ.md
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
-}
-
 func validateRequiredToParseConfigs() error {
 	validateTolerations := func(val string) error {
 		if val == "" {
@@ -237,8 +235,6 @@ func main() {
 		err                    error
 	)
 
-	setupLogger()
-
 	setupFlags()
 
 	// Find and read the config file