diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/sorters/external/kilosort4.py b/src/spikeinterface/sorters/external/kilosort4.py
index 68a0be4317..6070961ad4 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/sorters/external/kilosort4.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/sorters/external/kilosort4.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ def _run_from_folder(cls, sorter_output_folder, params, verbose):
             cluster_spikes,
             save_sorting,
             get_run_parameters,
+            setup_logger,
         )
         from kilosort.io import load_probe, RecordingExtractorAsArray, BinaryFiltered, save_preprocessing
         from kilosort.parameters import DEFAULT_SETTINGS
@@ -170,11 +171,7 @@ def _run_from_folder(cls, sorter_output_folder, params, verbose):
         import time
         import torch
         import numpy as np
-
-        if verbose:
-            import logging
-
-            logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+        import logging
 
         if version.parse(cls.get_sorter_version()) < version.parse("4.0.16"):
             raise RuntimeError(
@@ -183,6 +180,37 @@ def _run_from_folder(cls, sorter_output_folder, params, verbose):
                 "Please upgrade Kilosort version."
             )
 
+        # setup kilosort's console and file log handlers
+        setup_logger_takes_verbose_console = version.parse(cls.get_sorter_version()) > version.parse("4.0.18")
+        logger_is_named = version.parse(cls.get_sorter_version()) > version.parse("4.0.20")
+
+        if setup_logger_takes_verbose_console:
+            # v4.0.19 and higher
+            setup_logger(sorter_output_folder, verbose_console=False)
+        else:
+            # v4.0.16, v4.0.17, v4.0.18
+            setup_logger(sorter_output_folder)
+
+        # if verbose is False, set the stream handler's log
+        # level to logging.WARNING to preserve original
+        # behavior prior to addition of setup_logger() above
+        if not verbose:
+            if logger_is_named:
+                # v4.0.21 and above
+                logger = logging.getLogger("kilosort")
+            else:
+                # v4.0.16, v4.0.17, v4.0.18, v4.0.19, v4.0.20
+                logger = logging.getLogger("")
+
+            # find the stream handler
+            stream_handler = None
+            for handler in logger.handlers:
+                if type(handler) == logging.StreamHandler:
+                    stream_handler = handler
+                    break
+
+            stream_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
         sorter_output_folder = sorter_output_folder.absolute()
 
         probe_filename = sorter_output_folder / "chanMap.json"