diff --git a/flagd-proxy/cmd/root.go b/flagd-proxy/cmd/root.go
index b39b1b66..f1824155 100644
--- a/flagd-proxy/cmd/root.go
+++ b/flagd-proxy/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/dimiro1/banner"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -22,6 +24,21 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short:             "flagd-proxy allows flagd to subscribe to CRD changes without the required permissions.",
 	Long:              ``,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
+	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if viper.GetString(logFormatFlagName) == "console" {
+			banner.InitString(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), true, true, `
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 ______   __       ________   _______    ______      
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	/_____/\ /_/\     /_______/\ /______/\  /_____/\     
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	\::::_\/_\:\ \    \::: _  \ \\::::__\/__\:::_ \ \    
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 \:\/___/\\:\ \    \::(_)  \ \\:\ /____/\\:\ \ \ \   
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	  \:::._\/ \:\ \____\:: __  \ \\:\\_  _\/ \:\ \ \ \  
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	   \:\ \    \:\/___/\\:.\ \  \ \\:\_\ \ \  \:\/.:| | 
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	    \_\/     \_____\/ \__\/\__\/ \_____\/   \____/_/ 
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	                                   Kubernetes Proxy  
+{{ .AnsiColor.Default }}
+`)
+		}
+	},
 }
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.
diff --git a/flagd-proxy/main.go b/flagd-proxy/main.go
index 7f7e8c73..0605273c 100644
--- a/flagd-proxy/main.go
+++ b/flagd-proxy/main.go
@@ -1,32 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"github.com/dimiro1/banner"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
-	"github.com/open-feature/flagd/flagd-proxy/cmd"
-)
+import "github.com/open-feature/flagd/flagd-proxy/cmd"
 
 var (
-	version    = "dev"
-	commit     = "HEAD"
-	date       = "unknown"
-	bannerText = `
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 ______   __       ________   _______    ______      
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	/_____/\ /_/\     /_______/\ /______/\  /_____/\     
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	\::::_\/_\:\ \    \::: _  \ \\::::__\/__\:::_ \ \    
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 \:\/___/\\:\ \    \::(_)  \ \\:\ /____/\\:\  \ \ \   
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	  \:::._\/ \:\ \____\:: __  \ \\:\\_  _\/ \:\ \ \ \  
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	   \:\ \    \:\/___/\\:.\ \  \ \\:\_\ \ \  \:\/.:| | 
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	    \_\/     \_____\/ \__\/\__\/ \_____\/   \____/_/ 
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	                                   Kubernetes Proxy  
-{{ .AnsiColor.Default }}
-`
+	version = "dev"
+	commit  = "HEAD"
+	date    = "unknown"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	banner.Init(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), true, true,
-		bytes.NewBufferString(bannerText))
 	cmd.Execute(version, commit, date)
 }
diff --git a/flagd/cmd/root.go b/flagd/cmd/root.go
index a9128601..54464824 100644
--- a/flagd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/flagd/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/dimiro1/banner"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -23,6 +25,20 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		"It is designed to conform to Open Feature schema for flag definitions.",
 	Long:              ``,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
+	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if viper.GetString(logFormatFlagName) == "console" {
+			banner.InitString(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), true, true, `
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 ______   __       ________   _______    ______      
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	/_____/\ /_/\     /_______/\ /______/\  /_____/\     
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	\::::_\/_\:\ \    \::: _  \ \\::::__\/__\:::_ \ \    
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 \:\/___/\\:\ \    \::(_)  \ \\:\ /____/\\:\ \ \ \   
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	  \:::._\/ \:\ \____\:: __  \ \\:\\_  _\/ \:\ \ \ \  
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	   \:\ \    \:\/___/\\:.\ \  \ \\:\_\ \ \  \:\/.:| | 
+	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	    \_\/     \_____\/ \__\/\__\/ \_____\/   \____/_/ 
+{{ .AnsiColor.Default }}
+`)
+		}
+	},
 	// Uncomment the following line if your bare application
 	// has an action associated with it:
 	// Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { },
diff --git a/flagd/main.go b/flagd/main.go
index 75d70b32..18e1a786 100644
--- a/flagd/main.go
+++ b/flagd/main.go
@@ -1,31 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"github.com/dimiro1/banner"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
-	"github.com/open-feature/flagd/flagd/cmd"
-)
+import "github.com/open-feature/flagd/flagd/cmd"
 
 var (
-	version    = "dev"
-	commit     = "HEAD"
-	date       = "unknown"
-	bannerText = `
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 ______   __       ________   _______    ______      
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	/_____/\ /_/\     /_______/\ /______/\  /_____/\     
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	\::::_\/_\:\ \    \::: _  \ \\::::__\/__\:::_ \ \    
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	 \:\/___/\\:\ \    \::(_)  \ \\:\ /____/\\:\ \ \ \   
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	  \:::._\/ \:\ \____\:: __  \ \\:\\_  _\/ \:\ \ \ \  
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	   \:\ \    \:\/___/\\:.\ \  \ \\:\_\ \ \  \:\/.:| | 
-	{{ .AnsiColor.BrightRed }}	    \_\/     \_____\/ \__\/\__\/ \_____\/   \____/_/ 														
-{{ .AnsiColor.Default }}
-`
+	version = "dev"
+	commit  = "HEAD"
+	date    = "unknown"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	banner.Init(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), true, true,
-		bytes.NewBufferString(bannerText))
 	cmd.Execute(version, commit, date)
 }