diff --git a/src/bfabric/cli_formatting.py b/src/bfabric/cli_formatting.py
index f558b86a..ea3dfc8f 100644
--- a/src/bfabric/cli_formatting.py
+++ b/src/bfabric/cli_formatting.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ class HostnameHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
 
 def setup_script_logging(debug: bool = False) -> None:
     """Sets up the logging for the command line scripts."""
+    setup_flag_key = "BFABRICPY_SCRIPT_LOGGING_SETUP"
+    if os.environ.get(setup_flag_key, "0") == "1":
+        return
     logger.remove()
     if not (debug or os.environ.get("BFABRICPY_DEBUG")):
         logger.add(sys.stderr, filter="bfabric", level="INFO", format="{level} {message}")
@@ -25,3 +28,4 @@ def setup_script_logging(debug: bool = False) -> None:
     else:
         logger.add(sys.stderr, filter="bfabric", level="DEBUG")
         logger.add(sys.stderr, filter="__main__", level="DEBUG")
+    os.environ[setup_flag_key] = "1"