diff --git a/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/DefaultLogger.kt b/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/DefaultLogger.kt
index 9219683c3..1e25a050f 100644
--- a/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/DefaultLogger.kt
+++ b/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/DefaultLogger.kt
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 package org.mobilenativefoundation.store.store5.impl
 
-import co.touchlab.kermit.CommonWriter
 import org.mobilenativefoundation.store.store5.Logger
 
 /**
  * Default implementation of [Logger] using the Kermit logging library.
+ *
+ * Derives a tagged logger from Kermit's global instance rather than reconfiguring it, so the host
+ * application's log writers and default tag are left untouched.
  */
 internal class DefaultLogger : Logger {
-    private val delegate =
-        co.touchlab.kermit.Logger.apply {
-            setLogWriters(listOf(CommonWriter()))
-            setTag("Store")
-        }
+    private val delegate = co.touchlab.kermit.Logger.withTag("Store")
 
     override fun debug(message: String) {
         delegate.d(message)
diff --git a/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/RealStore.kt b/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/RealStore.kt
index 632f339c8..4e9a0b16a 100644
--- a/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/RealStore.kt
+++ b/store/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mobilenativefoundation/store/store5/impl/RealStore.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.mobilenativefoundation.store.store5.impl
 
-import co.touchlab.kermit.CommonWriter
 import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -367,10 +366,8 @@ internal class RealStore<Key : Any, Network : Any, Output : Any, Local : Any>(
     private fun fromMemCache(key: Key) = memCache?.getIfPresent(key)
 
     companion object {
-        private val logger =
-            Logger.apply {
-                setLogWriters(listOf(CommonWriter()))
-                setTag("Store")
-            }
+        // Derives a tagged logger instead of reconfiguring Kermit's global one, which would drop
+        // whatever log writers the host application installed.
+        private val logger = Logger.withTag("Store")
     }
 }