diff --git a/rclrust/src/context.rs b/rclrust/src/context.rs
index f083c1eb..5bace373 100644
--- a/rclrust/src/context.rs
+++ b/rclrust/src/context.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
 use crate::error::ToRclRustResult;
 use crate::init_options::InitOptions;
 use crate::log::Logger;
+use crate::log::{logging_output_handler, LOGGER_MUTEX};
 use crate::node::Node;
 use crate::node_options::NodeOptions;
 use crate::rclrust_error;
@@ -41,6 +42,17 @@ impl RclContext {
             )
             .to_result()
             .with_context(|| "rcl_sys::rcl_init in RclContext::new")?;
+
+            {
+                let _guard = LOGGER_MUTEX.lock();
+                rcl_sys::rcl_logging_configure_with_output_handler(
+                    &handle.global_arguments,
+                    &rcl_sys::rcutils_get_default_allocator(),
+                    Some(logging_output_handler),
+                )
+                .to_result()?
+            }
+
             Ok(Self(handle))
         }
     }
@@ -179,19 +191,6 @@ impl Context {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for Context {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let ret = unsafe { rcl_sys::rcl_logging_fini().to_result() };
-        if let Err(e) = ret {
-            rclrust_error!(
-                Logger::new("rclrust"),
-                "Failed to tear down the logging setup: {}",
-                e
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/rclrust/src/log.rs b/rclrust/src/log.rs
index 06fca1b2..acb3e7cd 100644
--- a/rclrust/src/log.rs
+++ b/rclrust/src/log.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ impl TryFrom<c_int> for LogSeverity {
     }
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub(crate) unsafe extern "C" fn logging_output_handler(
+    location: *const rcl_sys::rcutils_log_location_t,
+    severity: c_int,
+    name: *const c_char,
+    timestamp: rcl_sys::rcutils_time_point_value_t,
+    format: *const c_char,
+    args: *mut rcl_sys::va_list,
+) {
+    let _guard = LOGGER_MUTEX.lock();
+    rcl_sys::rcl_logging_multiple_output_handler(location, severity, name, timestamp, format, args)
+}
+
 pub(crate) static LOGGER_MUTEX: Lazy<ReentrantMutex<()>> = Lazy::new(|| ReentrantMutex::new(()));
 
 #[derive(Debug)]