diff --git a/docs/source/hooks/examples.md b/docs/source/hooks/examples.md
index 9b2d490cce..f5008da75e 100644
--- a/docs/source/hooks/examples.md
+++ b/docs/source/hooks/examples.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class DataValidationHooks:
 great_expectations checkpoint new raw_companies_dataset_checkpoint
 ```
 
-* Remove `data_connector_query` from the `batch_request` in the checkpoint config file: 
+* Remove `data_connector_query` from the `batch_request` in the checkpoint config file:
 
 ```python
 yaml_config = f"""
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class DataValidationHooks:
                     },
                     "batch_identifiers": {
                         "runtime_batch_identifier_name": dataset_name
-                    }
+                    },
                 },
                 run_name=session_id,
             )
diff --git a/kedro/config/omegaconf_config.py b/kedro/config/omegaconf_config.py
index 3b4f9c2be6..5d954c19af 100644
--- a/kedro/config/omegaconf_config.py
+++ b/kedro/config/omegaconf_config.py
@@ -231,12 +231,11 @@ def load_and_merge_dir_config(self, conf_path: str, patterns: Iterable[str]):
         aggregate_config = config_per_file.values()
         self._check_duplicates(seen_file_to_keys)
 
-        if aggregate_config:
-            if len(aggregate_config) > 1:
-                merged_config = OmegaConf.merge(*aggregate_config)
-                return OmegaConf.to_container(merged_config)
-            return OmegaConf.to_container(list(aggregate_config)[0])
-        return {}
+        if not aggregate_config:
+            return {}
+        if len(aggregate_config) == 1:
+            return list(aggregate_config)[0]
+        return dict(OmegaConf.merge(*aggregate_config))
 
     @staticmethod
     def _is_valid_config_path(path):
diff --git a/kedro/framework/session/session.py b/kedro/framework/session/session.py
index 6b751b910c..a435ffd582 100644
--- a/kedro/framework/session/session.py
+++ b/kedro/framework/session/session.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Union
 
 import click
+from omegaconf import OmegaConf, omegaconf
 
 from kedro import __version__ as kedro_version
 from kedro.config import ConfigLoader, MissingConfigException
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ def create(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 
     def _get_logging_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         logging_config = self._get_config_loader()["logging"]
+        if isinstance(logging_config, omegaconf.DictConfig):
+            logging_config = OmegaConf.to_container(logging_config)
         # turn relative paths in logging config into absolute path
         # before initialising loggers
         logging_config = _convert_paths_to_absolute_posix(
diff --git a/tests/framework/session/test_session.py b/tests/framework/session/test_session.py
index af8c734179..24b6652be2 100644
--- a/tests/framework/session/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/framework/session/test_session.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import yaml
 
 from kedro import __version__ as kedro_version
-from kedro.config import AbstractConfigLoader, ConfigLoader
+from kedro.config import AbstractConfigLoader, ConfigLoader, OmegaConfLoader
 from kedro.framework.context import KedroContext
 from kedro.framework.project import (
     ValidationError,
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ class MockSettings(_ProjectSettings):
     return _mock_imported_settings_paths(mocker, MockSettings())
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_settings_omega_config_loader_class(mocker):
+    class MockSettings(_ProjectSettings):
+        _CONFIG_LOADER_CLASS = _HasSharedParentClassValidator(
+            "CONFIG_LOADER_CLASS", default=lambda *_: OmegaConfLoader
+        )
+
+    return _mock_imported_settings_paths(mocker, MockSettings())
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_settings_config_loader_args(mocker):
     class MockSettings(_ProjectSettings):
@@ -889,3 +899,20 @@ def test_setup_logging_using_absolute_path(
     ).as_posix()
     actual_log_filepath = call_args["handlers"]["info_file_handler"]["filename"]
     assert actual_log_filepath == expected_log_filepath
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_settings_omega_config_loader_class")
+def test_setup_logging_using_omega_config_loader_class(
+    fake_project_with_logging_file_handler, mocker, mock_package_name
+):
+    mocked_logging = mocker.patch("logging.config.dictConfig")
+    KedroSession.create(mock_package_name, fake_project_with_logging_file_handler)
+
+    mocked_logging.assert_called_once()
+    call_args = mocked_logging.call_args[0][0]
+
+    expected_log_filepath = (
+        fake_project_with_logging_file_handler / "logs" / "info.log"
+    ).as_posix()
+    actual_log_filepath = call_args["handlers"]["info_file_handler"]["filename"]
+    assert actual_log_filepath == expected_log_filepath