diff --git a/cmd/controlplane-operator/main.go b/cmd/controlplane-operator/main.go
index f4d7173..7004c7a 100644
--- a/cmd/controlplane-operator/main.go
+++ b/cmd/controlplane-operator/main.go
@@ -16,27 +16,44 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 
 	certmanagerv1 "github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1"
 	mcpv1alpha1 "github.com/patrostkowski/controlplane-operator/pkg/apis/controlplane.patrostkowski.dev/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/patrostkowski/controlplane-operator/pkg/controller"
+	"github.com/patrostkowski/controlplane-operator/pkg/logger"
 	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/server"
 )
 
+var (
+	appLogger logger.Logger
+)
+
 func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var healthProbeAddr string
+	var logLevel string
 
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&healthProbeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
+	flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "info", "Log level for the controller")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true)))
+	// parse logLevel string to abstraction-compatible log level
+	parsedLogLevel, err := logger.ParseLogLevel(logLevel)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("errors setting the log level:", err)
+	}
+
+	// create zap logger based on logging abstraction
+	appLogger = logger.NewZapLogger(parsedLogLevel)
+
+	// pass compatible logr.Logger instance for controller runtime components
+	ctrl.SetLogger(appLogger.GetBaseLogrInstance())
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme: nil,
diff --git a/pkg/logger/logger.go b/pkg/logger/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f8d583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Patryk Rostkowski
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+)
+
+type Level int
+
+const (
+	DebugLevel Level = iota
+	InfoLevel
+	WarnLevel
+	ErrorLevel
+	None
+)
+
+type Logger interface {
+	Debug(msg string, keysAndValues ...any)
+	Info(msg string, keysAndValues ...any)
+	Warn(msg string, keysAndValues ...any)
+	Error(err error, msg string, keysAndValues ...any)
+	GetBaseLogrInstance() logr.Logger
+}
+
+func ParseLogLevel(parsedLogLevel string) (Level, error) {
+	switch parsedLogLevel {
+	case "debug":
+		return DebugLevel, nil
+	case "info":
+		return InfoLevel, nil
+	case "warn":
+		return WarnLevel, nil
+	case "error":
+		return ErrorLevel, nil
+	default:
+		return None, fmt.Errorf("log level %s is not defined", parsedLogLevel)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/zap.go b/pkg/logger/zap.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d64f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/zap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Patryk Rostkowski
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+)
+
+type ZapLogger struct {
+	log logr.Logger
+}
+
+func NewZapLogger(logLevel Level) *ZapLogger {
+	newZap := zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true), zap.Level(logLevel.toZapLevel()))
+	return &ZapLogger{
+		log: newZap,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l Level) toZapLevel() zapcore.Level {
+	switch l {
+	case DebugLevel:
+		return zapcore.DebugLevel
+	case InfoLevel:
+		return zapcore.InfoLevel
+	case WarnLevel:
+		return zapcore.WarnLevel
+	case ErrorLevel:
+		return zapcore.ErrorLevel
+	default:
+		return zapcore.InfoLevel
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *ZapLogger) GetBaseLogrInstance() logr.Logger {
+	return l.log
+}
+
+func (l *ZapLogger) Debug(msg string, kv ...any) {
+	l.log.V(int(zapcore.DebugLevel)).Info(msg, kv...)
+}
+
+func (l *ZapLogger) Info(msg string, kv ...any) {
+	l.log.V(int(zapcore.InfoLevel)).Info(msg, kv...)
+}
+
+func (l *ZapLogger) Warn(msg string, kv ...any) {
+	l.log.V(int(zapcore.WarnLevel)).Info(msg, kv...)
+}
+func (l *ZapLogger) Error(err error, msg string, kv ...any) {
+	l.log.V(int(zapcore.ErrorLevel)).Error(err, msg, kv...)
+}