diff --git a/services/dask-sidecar/docker/boot.sh b/services/dask-sidecar/docker/boot.sh
index f9bea540ff0d..a0ee0a7b036d 100755
--- a/services/dask-sidecar/docker/boot.sh
+++ b/services/dask-sidecar/docker/boot.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ fi
 
 if [ ${DASK_START_AS_SCHEDULER+x} ]; then
   scheduler_version=$(dask scheduler --version)
+  mkdir --parents /home/scu/.config/dask
+  dask_logging=$(printf "logging:\n  distributed: %s\n  distributed.scheduler: %s" "${LOG_LEVEL:-warning}" "${LOG_LEVEL:-warning}")
+  echo "$dask_logging" >> /home/scu/.config/dask/distributed.yaml
 
   echo "$INFO" "Starting as dask scheduler:${scheduler_version}..."
   if [ "${SC_BOOT_MODE}" = "debug-ptvsd" ]; then