diff --git a/pkg/oidcclient/login.go b/pkg/oidcclient/login.go
index 142b6779..14ca72d3 100644
--- a/pkg/oidcclient/login.go
+++ b/pkg/oidcclient/login.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func Login(issuer string, clientID string, opts ...Option) (*oidctypes.Token, er
 		cache:        &nopCache{},
 		callbackPath: "/callback",
 		ctx:          context.Background(),
+		logger:       logr.Discard(), // discard logs unless a logger is specified
 		callbacks:    make(chan callbackResult),
 		httpClient:   http.DefaultClient,