diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index de1f852d51..d8492b10ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ dependencies = [
   "backports-zstd; python_version < '3.14'", # for python < 3.14.
   "xxhash>=2.0.0",
   "jsonargparse>=4.47.0",
-  "PyYAML>=6.0.2",  # we need to register our types with yaml, jsonargparse uses yaml for config files
+  "PyYAML>=6.0.2",
+  "structlog",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers/misc.py b/src/borg/helpers/misc.py
index 4418671b5b..ae7328f9e8 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers/misc.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers/misc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import logging
 import io
 import os
 import platform  # python stdlib import - if this fails, check that cwd != src/borg/
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ def sysinfo():
     return "\n".join(info)
 
 
-def log_multi(*msgs, level=logging.INFO, logger=logger):
+def log_multi(*msgs, level=20, logger=logger):
     """
     Log multiple lines of text, emitting each line via a separate logging call for cosmetic reasons.
 
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers/yes_no.py b/src/borg/helpers/yes_no.py
index a8ccd50f66..8edace195f 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers/yes_no.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers/yes_no.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import logging
+import structlog
 import json
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def yes(
     """
 
     def output(msg, msg_type, is_prompt=False, **kwargs):
-        json_output = getattr(logging.getLogger("borg"), "json", False)
+        json_output = getattr(structlog.get_logger("borg"), "json", False)
         if json_output:
             kwargs |= dict(type="question_%s" % msg_type, msgid=msgid, message=msg)
             print(json.dumps(kwargs), file=sys.stderr)