diff --git a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/main.go b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/main.go
index b601c39f2..d9b203cef 100644
--- a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/main.go
+++ b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/main.go
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	if err := flag.Set("logtostderr", "true"); err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("failed to set logtostderr flag: %v", err)
 	}
-	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	flag.Parse()
 	proto, addr, err := csicommon.ParseEndpoint(*blobfuseProxyEndpoint)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/blobplugin/main.go b/pkg/blobplugin/main.go
index 1fb07f6f4..4199e27b7 100644
--- a/pkg/blobplugin/main.go
+++ b/pkg/blobplugin/main.go
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	if err := flag.Set("logtostderr", "true"); err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("failed to set logtostderr flag: %v", err)
 	}
-	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *version {
 		info, err := blob.GetVersionYAML(*driverName)