diff --git a/src/serena/agent.py b/src/serena/agent.py
index b1df6da2..580b4477 100644
--- a/src/serena/agent.py
+++ b/src/serena/agent.py
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ def create_ls_for_project(
         trace_lsp_communication=trace_lsp_communication,
     )
     ls_logger = MultilspyLogger(log_level=log_level)
-    logging.basicConfig(format=LOG_DEFAULT_FORMAT, level=log_level, force=True)
     log.info(f"Creating language server instance for {project_instance.project_root}.")
     return SyncLanguageServer.create(
         multilspy_config,
diff --git a/src/serena/process_isolated_agent.py b/src/serena/process_isolated_agent.py
index c28c7be7..48d5dc8c 100644
--- a/src/serena/process_isolated_agent.py
+++ b/src/serena/process_isolated_agent.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def _dashboard_worker(
 ) -> None:
     """Entry point for the dashboard process."""
     # Route all logging to the shared queue
-    root = logging.Logger.root
+    root = logging.getLogger()
     root.handlers.clear()
     root.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     root.addHandler(QueueHandler(log_q))