diff --git a/mini_swe_runner.py b/mini_swe_runner.py
index 95a2cc7285e..2853abc9a01 100644
--- a/mini_swe_runner.py
+++ b/mini_swe_runner.py
@@ -194,12 +194,6 @@ class MiniSWERunner:
         self.image = image
         self.cwd = cwd
         
-        # Setup logging
-        logging.basicConfig(
-            level=logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO,
-            format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
-            datefmt='%H:%M:%S'
-        )
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         
         # Initialize LLM client via centralized provider router.
@@ -677,6 +671,13 @@ def main(
     print("🚀 Mini-SWE Runner with Hermes Trajectory Format")
     print("=" * 60)
     
+    # Configure root logging at the entry point (not in library __init__).
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO,
+        format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+        datefmt='%H:%M:%S'
+    )
+    
     # Initialize runner
     runner = MiniSWERunner(
         model=model,