diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go
index a9d1ebde03..74a2a22d7b 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	kube_flag.InitFlags()
 	klog.V(1).Infof("Vertical Pod Autoscaler %s Admission Controller", common.VerticalPodAutoscalerVersion)
 
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/recommender/main.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/recommender/main.go
index fa1a8a05bb..0a08cddaf5 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/recommender/main.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/recommender/main.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	kube_flag.InitFlags()
 	klog.V(1).Infof("Vertical Pod Autoscaler %s Recommender", common.VerticalPodAutoscalerVersion)
 
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/main.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/main.go
index 4b0e4478a1..0598dfb153 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/main.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/main.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	kube_flag.InitFlags()
 	klog.V(1).Infof("Vertical Pod Autoscaler %s Updater", common.VerticalPodAutoscalerVersion)