diff --git a/controllers/controller_filer_statefulset.go b/controllers/controller_filer_statefulset.go
index a6edd7f..5939589 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_filer_statefulset.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_filer_statefulset.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func buildFilerStartupScript(m *seaweedv1.Seaweed) string {
-	commands := []string{"weed", "filer"}
+	commands := []string{"weed", "-logtostderr=true", "filer"}
 	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("-port=%d", seaweedv1.FilerHTTPPort))
 	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("-ip=$(POD_NAME).%s-filer-peer.%s", m.Name, m.Namespace))
 	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("-master=%s", getMasterPeersString(m)))
diff --git a/controllers/controller_master_statefulset.go b/controllers/controller_master_statefulset.go
index 1e95f18..1781985 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_master_statefulset.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_master_statefulset.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func buildMasterStartupScript(m *seaweedv1.Seaweed) string {
-	command := []string{"weed", "master"}
+	command := []string{"weed", "-logtostderr=true", "master"}
 	spec := m.Spec.Master
 	if spec.VolumePreallocate != nil && *spec.VolumePreallocate {
 		command = append(command, "-volumePreallocate")
diff --git a/controllers/controller_volume_statefulset.go b/controllers/controller_volume_statefulset.go
index 1f88a55..7e79abe 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_volume_statefulset.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_volume_statefulset.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func buildVolumeServerStartupScript(m *seaweedv1.Seaweed, dirs []string) string {
-	commands := []string{"weed", "volume"}
+	commands := []string{"weed", "-logtostderr=true", "volume"}
 	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("-port=%d", seaweedv1.VolumeHTTPPort))
 	commands = append(commands, "-max=0")
 	commands = append(commands, fmt.Sprintf("-ip=$(POD_NAME).%s-volume-peer.%s", m.Name, m.Namespace))