diff --git a/workflow/controller/agent.go b/workflow/controller/agent.go
index c403646937b9..7b7137b6d8a4 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/agent.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/agent.go
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ func (woc *wfOperationCtx) createAgentPod(ctx context.Context) (*apiv1.Pod, erro
 	// the `init` container populates the shared empty-dir volume with tokens
 	agentInitCtr := agentCtrTemplate.DeepCopy()
 	agentInitCtr.Name = common.InitContainerName
-	agentInitCtr.Args = []string{"agent", "init"}
+	agentInitCtr.Args = []string{"agent", "init", "--loglevel", getExecutorLogLevel()}
 	// the `main` container runs the actual work
 	agentMainCtr := agentCtrTemplate.DeepCopy()
 	agentMainCtr.Name = common.MainContainerName
-	agentMainCtr.Args = []string{"agent", "main"}
+	agentMainCtr.Args = []string{"agent", "main", "--loglevel", getExecutorLogLevel()}
 
 	pod := &apiv1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{