diff --git a/lib/utils/logger.js b/lib/utils/logger.js
index 4d1340a7..33646049 100644
--- a/lib/utils/logger.js
+++ b/lib/utils/logger.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ const pino = require('pino');
 module.exports = class Logger {
     constructor () {
         const { LOG_LEVEL, NODE_ENV } = process.env;
+        const logLevelFromNodeEnv = NODE_ENV === 'test' ? 'fatal' : 'info';
         const options = {
             base: null, // Do not bind hostname, pid and friends by default
-            level: LOG_LEVEL || NODE_ENV === 'test' ? 'fatal' : 'info'
+            level: LOG_LEVEL || logLevelFromNodeEnv
         };
-        const dest = pino.destination({ sync: false });
+        const dest = pino.destination({ sync: false }); // stdout
 
         this._logger = pino(options, dest);
     }