diff --git a/cleanup_command.go b/cleanup_command.go
index 0168be3c..0375c54b 100644
--- a/cleanup_command.go
+++ b/cleanup_command.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ func newCleanupCommand() *cli.Command {
 		Name:   "cleanup",
 		Usage:  "Remove intermediary files and finish the task",
 		Before: LogMetadata,
-		Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
-			ctx := SetLogger(context)
-			return command.Execute(ctx)
+		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			command.Log = AppLogger(ctx).WithName(ctx.Command.Name)
+			return command.Execute(ctx.Context)
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			newTaskNameFlag(&command.TaskName),
diff --git a/count_command.go b/count_command.go
index 147b8836..67bcc423 100644
--- a/count_command.go
+++ b/count_command.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ func newCountCommand() *cli.Command {
 		Name:   "count",
 		Usage:  "Counts the number of generated intermediary media files",
 		Before: LogMetadata,
-		Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
-			ctx := SetLogger(context)
-			return command.Execute(ctx)
+		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			command.Log = AppLogger(ctx).WithName(ctx.Command.Name)
+			return command.Execute(ctx.Context)
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			newTaskNameFlag(&command.TaskName),
diff --git a/operator_command.go b/operator_command.go
index adfb1397..4ead3790 100644
--- a/operator_command.go
+++ b/operator_command.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ func newOperatorCommand() *cli.Command {
 		Name:   "operator",
 		Usage:  "Start provider in operator mode",
 		Before: LogMetadata,
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			blueprintcontroller.ScanRoleKind = c.String(newScanRoleKindFlag().Name)
-			return command.Execute(c.Context)
+		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			command.Log = AppLogger(ctx).WithName(ctx.Command.Name)
+			blueprintcontroller.ScanRoleKind = ctx.String(newScanRoleKindFlag().Name)
+			return command.Execute(ctx.Context)
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "leader-election-enabled", Value: false, EnvVars: envVars("LEADER_ELECTION_ENABLED"),
diff --git a/pkg/cleanupcmd/run.go b/pkg/cleanupcmd/run.go
index 61122c0c..46bae811 100644
--- a/pkg/cleanupcmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/cleanupcmd/run.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cleanupcmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	pipeline "github.com/ccremer/go-command-pipeline"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
@@ -62,14 +60,14 @@ func (c *Command) createClient(ctx *commandContext) error {
 
 func (c *Command) fetchTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.createClient)
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
 	task := &v1alpha1.Task{}
 	if err := ctx.kube.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: c.Namespace, Name: c.TaskName}, task); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	ctx.task = task
-	log.Info("fetched task", "task", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", task.Namespace, task.Name))
+	log.Info("fetched task")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +81,8 @@ func (c *Command) listIntermediaryFiles(ctx *commandContext) error {
 
 func (c *Command) deleteFiles(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.listIntermediaryFiles)
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
+
 	for _, file := range ctx.intermediaryFiles {
 		log.Info("deleting file", "file", file)
 		if err := os.Remove(file); err != nil {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Command) deleteFiles(ctx *commandContext) error {
 
 func (c *Command) deleteSourceFile(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.fetchTask)
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	sourceFile := filepath.Join(c.SourceRootDir, internaltypes.SourceSubMountPath, ctx.task.Spec.SourceUrl.GetPath())
 	log.Info("deleting file", "file", sourceFile)
@@ -107,6 +106,6 @@ func (c *Command) deleteTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	return ctx.kube.Delete(ctx.Context, ctx.task)
 }
 
-func (c *commandContext) getLogger() logr.Logger {
-	return ctrl.LoggerFrom(c.Context).WithName("cleanup")
+func (c *Command) getLogger() logr.Logger {
+	return c.Log.WithValues("task_name", c.TaskName, "namespace", c.Namespace)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/countcmd/run.go b/pkg/countcmd/run.go
index acc37636..e6a01d17 100644
--- a/pkg/countcmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/countcmd/run.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 )
@@ -67,20 +66,20 @@ func (c *Command) createClient(ctx *commandContext) error {
 
 func (c *Command) fetchTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.createClient)
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
 	task := &v1alpha1.Task{}
 	if err := ctx.kube.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: c.Namespace, Name: c.TaskName}, task); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	ctx.task = task
-	log.Info("fetched task", "task", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", task.Namespace, task.Name))
+	log.Info("fetched task")
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Command) scanSegmentFiles(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.fetchTask)
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	prefix := ctx.task.Spec.TaskId.String() + "_"
 	files := make([]string, 0)
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func matchesTaskSegment(path string, prefix string) bool {
 
 func (c *Command) ensureConfigMap(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.createClient, c.fetchTask, c.scanSegmentFiles)
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	task := ctx.task
 	cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -136,14 +135,14 @@ func (c *Command) ensureConfigMap(ctx *commandContext) error {
 		return controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(task, cm, ctx.kube.Scheme())
 	})
 	if op == controllerutil.OperationResultCreated || op == controllerutil.OperationResultUpdated {
-		log.Info("Updated config map", "name", cm.Name)
+		log.Info("Updated config map", "configmap", cm.Name)
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
 func (c *Command) updateTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.createClient)
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	task := ctx.task
 	op, err := controllerutil.CreateOrPatch(ctx, ctx.kube, task, func() error {
@@ -151,11 +150,11 @@ func (c *Command) updateTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 	if op == controllerutil.OperationResultCreated || op == controllerutil.OperationResultUpdated {
-		log.Info("Updated task", "name", task.Name)
+		log.Info("Updated task")
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *commandContext) getLogger() logr.Logger {
-	return ctrl.LoggerFrom(c.Context).WithName("count")
+func (c *Command) getLogger() logr.Logger {
+	return c.Log.WithValues("task_name", c.TaskName, "namespace", c.Namespace)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/internal/utils/utils_test.go b/pkg/internal/utils/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4b585bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/internal/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package utils
diff --git a/pkg/operator/command.go b/pkg/operator/command.go
index d64b0ad0..7ead950e 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/command.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/command.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ type Command struct {
 	Log logr.Logger
 
 	LeaderElectionEnabled bool
-	FfmpegImage           string
 }
 
 type commandContext struct {
diff --git a/pkg/scancmd/run.go b/pkg/scancmd/run.go
index 01ca11e0..0d7471f7 100644
--- a/pkg/scancmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/scancmd/run.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package scancmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
-	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 )
@@ -73,14 +71,14 @@ func (c *Command) createClient(ctx *commandContext) error {
 
 func (c *Command) fetchBlueprint(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.createClient)
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
 	blueprint := &v1alpha1.Blueprint{}
 	if err := ctx.kube.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: c.Namespace, Name: c.BlueprintName}, blueprint); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	ctx.blueprint = blueprint
-	log.Info("fetched blueprint", "blueprint", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", blueprint.Namespace, blueprint.Name))
+	log.Info("fetched blueprint")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +88,7 @@ func (c *Command) hasFreeTaskSlots(ctx *commandContext) bool {
 
 func (c *Command) fetchCurrentTasks(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.createClient, c.fetchBlueprint)
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	taskList := v1alpha1.TaskList{}
 	err := ctx.kube.List(ctx, &taskList,
@@ -111,12 +110,14 @@ func (c *Command) fetchCurrentTasks(ctx *commandContext) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	log.Info("fetched current tasks", "count", len(filteredTasks))
 	ctx.currentTasks = filteredTasks
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Command) selectNewFile(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.fetchBlueprint, c.fetchCurrentTasks)
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	alreadyQueuedFiles := make([]string, len(ctx.currentTasks))
 	for i, task := range ctx.currentTasks {
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ func (c *Command) selectNewFile(ctx *commandContext) error {
 
 	var foundFileErr = errors.New("found")
 
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
 	root := filepath.Join(c.SourceRootDir, internaltypes.SourceSubMountPath)
 	err := filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (c *Command) getAbsolutePath(uri v1alpha1.ClusterCodeUrl) string {
 
 func (c *Command) createTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 	ctx.dependencyResolver.MustRequireDependencyByFuncName(c.selectNewFile)
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
 
 	bp := ctx.blueprint
 	selectedFile, err := filepath.Rel(filepath.Join(c.SourceRootDir, internaltypes.SourceSubMountPath), ctx.selectedRelPath)
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ func (c *Command) createTask(ctx *commandContext) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) abortIfNoMatchFound(ctx *commandContext, err error) error {
-	log := ctx.getLogger()
+	log := c.getLogger()
+
 	if errors.Is(err, noMatchFoundErr) {
 		log.Info("no media files found")
 		return nil
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ func (c *Command) abortIfNoMatchFound(ctx *commandContext, err error) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *commandContext) getLogger() logr.Logger {
-	return ctrl.LoggerFrom(c.Context).WithName("scan")
+func (c *Command) getLogger() logr.Logger {
+	return c.Log.WithValues("blueprint", c.BlueprintName, "namespace", c.Namespace)
 }
 
 // containsExtension returns true if the given extension is in the given acceptableFileExtensions. For each entry in the list,
diff --git a/scan_command.go b/scan_command.go
index 85ff404c..b5eb3975 100644
--- a/scan_command.go
+++ b/scan_command.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ func newScanCommand() *cli.Command {
 		Name:   "scan",
 		Usage:  "Scan source storage for new files and queue task",
 		Before: LogMetadata,
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			ctx := SetLogger(c)
-			return command.Execute(ctx)
+		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+			command.Log = AppLogger(ctx).WithName(ctx.Command.Name)
+			return command.Execute(ctx.Context)
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			newBlueprintNameFlag(&command.BlueprintName),