diff --git a/deploy/injector-deployment.yaml b/deploy/injector-deployment.yaml
index 2a4c53c9..154d4217 100644
--- a/deploy/injector-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/injector-deployment.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ spec:
               value: ":8080"
             - name: AGENT_INJECT_LOG_LEVEL
               value: "info"
+            - name: AGENT_INJECT_LOG_FORMAT
+              value: "standard"
             - name: AGENT_INJECT_VAULT_ADDR
               value: "https://vault.$(NAMESPACE).svc:8200"
             - name: AGENT_INJECT_VAULT_IMAGE
diff --git a/subcommand/injector/command.go b/subcommand/injector/command.go
index 584e78ed..be18f274 100644
--- a/subcommand/injector/command.go
+++ b/subcommand/injector/command.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Command struct {
 
 	flagListen       	string // Address of Vault Server
 	flagLogLevel     	string // Log verbosity
+	flagLogFormat    	string // Log format
 	flagCertFile     	string // TLS Certificate to serve
 	flagKeyFile      	string // TLS private key to serve
 	flagAutoName     	string // MutatingWebhookConfiguration for updating
@@ -102,8 +103,10 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	logger := hclog.Default().Named("handler")
-	logger.SetLevel(level)
+	logger := hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
+		Name:       "handler",
+		Level:      level,
+		JSONFormat: (c.flagLogFormat == "json")})
 
 	// Build the HTTP handler and server
 	injector := agentInject.Handler{
diff --git a/subcommand/injector/flags.go b/subcommand/injector/flags.go
index be92f535..bfb7449b 100644
--- a/subcommand/injector/flags.go
+++ b/subcommand/injector/flags.go
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultLogLevel = "info"
+	DefaultLogLevel  = "info"
+	DefaultLogFormat = "standard"
 )
 
 // Specification are the supported environment variables, prefixed with
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ type Specification struct {
 	// LogLevel is the AGENT_INJECT_LOG_LEVEL environment variable.
 	LogLevel string `split_words:"true"`
 
+	// LogFormat is the AGENT_INJECT_LOG_FORMAT environment variable
+	LogFormat string `split_words:"true"`
+
 	// TLSAuto is the AGENT_INJECT_TLS_AUTO environment variable.
 	TLSAuto string `envconfig:"tls_auto"`
 
@@ -45,7 +49,6 @@ type Specification struct {
 
 	// VaultAuthPath is the AGENT_INJECT_VAULT_AUTH_PATH environment variable.
 	VaultAuthPath string `split_words:"true"`
-
 }
 
 func (c *Command) init() {
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ func (c *Command) init() {
 	c.flagSet.StringVar(&c.flagListen, "listen", ":8080", "Address to bind listener to.")
 	c.flagSet.StringVar(&c.flagLogLevel, "log-level", DefaultLogLevel, "Log verbosity level. Supported values "+
 		`(in order of detail) are "trace", "debug", "info", "warn", and "err".`)
+	c.flagSet.StringVar(&c.flagLogFormat, "log-format", DefaultLogFormat, "Log output format. "+
+		`Supported log formats: "standard", "json".`)
 	c.flagSet.StringVar(&c.flagAutoName, "tls-auto", "",
 		"MutatingWebhookConfiguration name. If specified, will auto generate cert bundle.")
 	c.flagSet.StringVar(&c.flagAutoHosts, "tls-auto-hosts", "",
@@ -89,7 +94,6 @@ func (c *Command) logLevel() (hclog.Level, error) {
 	default:
 		return level, fmt.Errorf("unknown log level: %s", c.flagLogLevel)
 	}
-
 	return level, nil
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +113,10 @@ func (c *Command) parseEnvs() error {
 		c.flagLogLevel = envs.LogLevel
 	}
 
+	if envs.LogFormat != "" {
+		c.flagLogFormat = envs.LogFormat
+	}
+
 	if envs.TLSAuto != "" {
 		c.flagAutoName = envs.TLSAuto
 	}
diff --git a/subcommand/injector/flags_test.go b/subcommand/injector/flags_test.go
index 82488b3f..891d97ba 100644
--- a/subcommand/injector/flags_test.go
+++ b/subcommand/injector/flags_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func TestCommandEnvs(t *testing.T) {
 		{env: "AGENT_INJECT_TLS_AUTO_HOSTS", value: "foobar.com", cmdPtr: &cmd.flagAutoHosts},
 		{env: "AGENT_INJECT_TLS_AUTO", value: "mutationWebhook", cmdPtr: &cmd.flagAutoName},
 		{env: "AGENT_INJECT_LOG_LEVEL", value: "info", cmdPtr: &cmd.flagLogLevel},
+		{env: "AGENT_INJECT_LOG_FORMAT", value: "standard", cmdPtr: &cmd.flagLogFormat},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {