diff --git a/cmd/istio-install/main.go b/cmd/istio-install/main.go
index b6ca249067..1b432bb331 100644
--- a/cmd/istio-install/main.go
+++ b/cmd/istio-install/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ func main() {
 	iopFileNames := []string{os.Args[1]}
 
 	consoleLogger := istioclient.CreateIstioLibraryLogger()
+
+	if err := istioclient.ConfigureIstioLogScopes(); err != nil {
+		consoleLogger.LogAndError("Failed to configure Istio log: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	printer := istio.NewPrinterForWriter(os.Stdout)
 
 	rc, err := kube.DefaultRestConfig("", "", func(config *rest.Config) {
@@ -40,11 +46,6 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if err := istioclient.ConfigureIstioLogScopes(); err != nil {
-		consoleLogger.LogAndError("Failed to configure Istio log: ", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
 	// We don't want to verify after installation, because it is unreliable
 	installArgs := &istio.InstallArgs{ReadinessTimeout: 150 * time.Second, SkipConfirmation: true, Verify: false, InFilenames: iopFileNames}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/steps/istio.go b/tests/integration/steps/istio.go
index e3f1396310..7107e269f6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/steps/istio.go
+++ b/tests/integration/steps/istio.go
@@ -92,12 +92,8 @@ func IstioComponentHasResourcesSetToCpuAndMemory(ctx context.Context, component,
 }
 
 func UninstallIstio(ctx context.Context) error {
-	c, err := istio.NewIstioClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return c.Uninstall(ctx)
+	istioClient := istio.NewIstioClient()
+	return istioClient.Uninstall(ctx)
 }
 
 func getResourcesForIstioComponent(k8sClient client.Client, component, resourceType string) (*resourceStruct, error) {