diff --git a/api/v1alpha2/suite_test.go b/api/v1alpha2/suite_test.go
index a7c790100ab6..231881b6bc17 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha2/suite_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha2/suite_test.go
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/klogr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 )
 
 // These tests use Ginkgo (BDD-style Go testing framework). Refer to
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ var cfg *rest.Config
 var k8sClient client.Client
 var testEnv *envtest.Environment
 
+func init() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
+	klog.SetOutput(GinkgoWriter)
+	logf.SetLogger(klogr.New())
+}
+
 func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 
@@ -47,8 +54,6 @@ func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func(done Done) {
-	logf.SetLogger(zap.LoggerTo(GinkgoWriter, true))
-
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
 		CRDDirectoryPaths: []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
diff --git a/controllers/control_plane_init_locker_test.go b/controllers/control_plane_init_locker_test.go
index 81e8e19fa9d2..8420072c15fe 100644
--- a/controllers/control_plane_init_locker_test.go
+++ b/controllers/control_plane_init_locker_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestControlPlaneInitLockerAcquire(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			l := &controlPlaneInitLocker{
-				log: log.ZapLogger(true),
+				log: log.Log,
 				configMapClient: &configMapsGetter{
 					getError: tc.getError,
 				},
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestControlPlaneInitLockerAcquireErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			l := &controlPlaneInitLocker{
-				log: log.ZapLogger(true),
+				log: log.Log,
 				configMapClient: &configMapsGetter{
 					configMap:   tc.configMap,
 					getError:    tc.getError,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestControlPlaneInitLockerRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			l := &controlPlaneInitLocker{
-				log: log.ZapLogger(true),
+				log: log.Log,
 				configMapClient: &configMapsGetter{
 					configMap:   tc.configMap,
 					getError:    tc.getError,
diff --git a/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_reconciler_test.go b/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_reconciler_test.go
index b29e69f997f6..0b59f10e2687 100644
--- a/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_reconciler_test.go
+++ b/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_reconciler_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var _ = Describe("KubeadmConfigReconciler", func() {
 			Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), config)).To(Succeed())
 
 			reconciler := KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-				Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+				Log:    log.Log,
 				Client: k8sClient,
 			}
 			By("Calling reconcile should requeue")
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var _ = Describe("KubeadmConfigReconciler", func() {
 					Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), workerConfig)).To(Succeed())
 
 					reconciler := KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-						Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+						Log:    log.Log,
 						Client: k8sClient,
 					}
 
diff --git a/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_test.go b/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_test.go
index fd5277c1ff48..ceea1a611a7e 100644
--- a/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/kubeadmconfig_controller_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestBailIfKubeadmConfigStatusReady(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRequeueIfNoMachineRefIsSet(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestFailsIfMachineRefIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestBailIfMachineAlreadyHasBootstrapData(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func TestFailsNoClusterRefIsSet(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestFailsIfClusterIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestRequeueIfInfrastructureIsNotReady(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func TestRequeueKubeadmConfigForJoinNodesIfControlPlaneIsNotReady(t *testing.T)
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func TestReconcileKubeadmConfigForInitNodesIfControlPlaneIsNotReady(t *testing.T
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func TestFailIfNotJoinConfigurationAndControlPlaneIsReady(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func TestFailIfJoinConfigurationInconsistentWithMachineRole(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestFailIfMissingControlPaneEndpointAndControlPlaneIsReady(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func TestReconcileIfJoinNodesAndControlPlaneIsReady(t *testing.T) {
 	myclient := fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(setupScheme(), objects...)
 
 	k := &KubeadmConfigReconciler{
-		Log:    log.ZapLogger(true),
+		Log:    log.Log,
 		Client: myclient,
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/suite_test.go b/controllers/suite_test.go
index 427629a0df18..d883d58eab83 100644
--- a/controllers/suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/suite_test.go
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/klogr"
 	kubeadmv1alpha2 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-bootstrap-provider-kubeadm/api/v1alpha2"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha2"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ var cfg *rest.Config
 var k8sClient client.Client
 var testEnv *envtest.Environment
 
+func init() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
+	klog.SetOutput(GinkgoWriter)
+	logf.SetLogger(klogr.New())
+}
+
 func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 
@@ -49,8 +56,6 @@ func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func(done Done) {
-	logf.SetLogger(zap.LoggerTo(GinkgoWriter, true))
-
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
 		CRDDirectoryPaths: []string{