diff --git a/src/everest/bin/main.py b/src/everest/bin/main.py
index 0b2e355c897..07af63b05cf 100644
--- a/src/everest/bin/main.py
+++ b/src/everest/bin/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from everest.bin.kill_script import kill_entry
 from everest.bin.monitor_script import monitor_entry
 from everest.bin.visualization_script import visualization_entry
-from everest.util import get_azure_logging_handler
+from everest.plugins.everest_plugin_manager import EverestPluginManager
 
 
 def _create_dump_action(dumps, extended=False):
@@ -86,12 +86,9 @@ def __init__(self, args):
         if not hasattr(self, parsed_args.command):
             parser.error("Unrecognized command")
 
-        # Setup logging to azure:
-        logger = logging.getLogger("everest_main")
-        azure_handler = get_azure_logging_handler()
-        if azure_handler:
-            logger.addHandler(azure_handler)
-
+        # Setup logging from plugins:
+        EverestPluginManager().add_log_handle_to_root()
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         logger.info(f"Started everest with {parsed_args}")
         # Use dispatch pattern to invoke method with same name
         getattr(self, parsed_args.command)(args[2:])
diff --git a/src/everest/detached/jobs/everserver.py b/src/everest/detached/jobs/everserver.py
index 936ccedf236..472e40f8c61 100755
--- a/src/everest/detached/jobs/everserver.py
+++ b/src/everest/detached/jobs/everserver.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 from everest.config import EverestConfig, ServerConfig
 from everest.detached import ServerStatus, get_opt_status, update_everserver_status
 from everest.export import check_for_errors
+from everest.plugins.everest_plugin_manager import EverestPluginManager
 from everest.simulator import JOB_FAILURE
 from everest.strings import (
     DEFAULT_LOGGING_FORMAT,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
     SIM_PROGRESS_ENDPOINT,
     STOP_ENDPOINT,
 )
-from everest.util import get_azure_logging_handler, makedirs_if_needed, version_info
+from everest.util import makedirs_if_needed, version_info
 
 
 def _get_machine_name() -> str:
@@ -208,12 +209,6 @@ def make_handler_config(
             "filename": path,
         }
 
-    def azure_handler():
-        azure_handler = get_azure_logging_handler()
-        if azure_handler:
-            return azure_handler
-        return logging.NullHandler()
-
     logging_config = {
         "version": 1,
         "disable_existing_loggers": False,
@@ -225,7 +220,6 @@ def azure_handler():
             "forward_models": make_handler_config(
                 log_dir / "forward_models.log", logging_level
             ),
-            "azure_handler": {"()": azure_handler},
         },
         "loggers": {
             "": {"handlers": ["root"], "level": "NOTSET"},
@@ -240,6 +234,7 @@ def azure_handler():
     }
 
     logging.config.dictConfig(logging_config)
+    EverestPluginManager().add_log_handle_to_root()
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/src/everest/plugins/everest_plugin_manager.py b/src/everest/plugins/everest_plugin_manager.py
index 3a29ebd23a1..f00dae522ab 100644
--- a/src/everest/plugins/everest_plugin_manager.py
+++ b/src/everest/plugins/everest_plugin_manager.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from typing import Any
 
 import pluggy
@@ -20,3 +21,8 @@ def __init__(self, plugins=None) -> None:
     def get_documentation(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         docs = self.hook.get_forward_model_documentations()
         return {k: v for d in docs for k, v in d.items()} if docs else {}
+
+    def add_log_handle_to_root(self):
+        root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+        for handler in self.hook.add_log_handle_to_root():
+            root_logger.addHandler(handler)