diff --git a/cmd/airflow.go b/cmd/airflow.go
index ff3bdd0da..781fb077f 100644
--- a/cmd/airflow.go
+++ b/cmd/airflow.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cmd/utils"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -130,7 +131,10 @@ func newDevRootCmd(platformCoreClient astroplatformcore.CoreClient, astroCoreCli
 		// so we set that configuration in this persistent pre-run hook.
 		// A few sub-commands don't require this, so they explicitly
 		// clobber it with a no-op function.
-		PersistentPreRunE: ConfigureContainerRuntime,
+		PersistentPreRunE: utils.ChainRunEs(
+			SetupLogging,
+			ConfigureContainerRuntime,
+		),
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
 		newAirflowInitCmd(),
diff --git a/cmd/airflow_hooks.go b/cmd/airflow_hooks.go
index d2172c164..743d108f2 100644
--- a/cmd/airflow_hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/airflow_hooks.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/airflow/runtimes"
-	softwareCmd "github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cmd/software"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -29,10 +28,6 @@ func ConfigureContainerRuntime(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	if err := softwareCmd.SetUpLogs(os.Stdout, verboseLevel); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 30f4ef49d..d5b3d78c2 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 Welcome to the Astro CLI, the modern command line interface for data orchestration. You can use it for Astro, Astronomer Software, or Local Development.`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: utils.ChainRunEs(
-			SetupLoggingPersistentPreRunE,
+			SetupLogging,
 			CreateRootPersistentPreRunE(astroCoreClient, platformCoreClient),
 		),
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/root_hooks.go b/cmd/root_hooks.go
index 640ebc540..b97606c01 100644
--- a/cmd/root_hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/root_hooks.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-// SetupLoggingPersistentPreRunE is a pre-run hook shared between software & cloud
+// SetupLogging is a pre-run hook shared between software & cloud
 // setting up log verbosity.
-func SetupLoggingPersistentPreRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+func SetupLogging(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	return softwareCmd.SetUpLogs(os.Stdout, verboseLevel)
 }