diff --git a/e2e/kics_test.go b/e2e/kics_test.go
index c934a21a43..d872d4bdb4 100644
--- a/e2e/kics_test.go
+++ b/e2e/kics_test.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Running KICS scan", func() {
 							ScannerConfig: "",
 						},
 					},
+					LogLevel: "error",
 				},
 			}).Run(ctx, notifier)
 			gomega.Expect(errs).To(gomega.BeEmpty())
diff --git a/plugins/runner/types/types.go b/plugins/runner/types/types.go
index 62440cf8ca..5817ba1d86 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/types/types.go
+++ b/plugins/runner/types/types.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ type PluginConfig struct {
 	BinaryArtifactsPath string `yaml:"binary_artifacts_path" mapstructure:"binary_artifacts_path"`
 	// BinaryArtifactsClean is a flag to indicate that the downloaded and extracted container image needs to be cleaned up after the plugin execution
 	BinaryArtifactsClean bool `yaml:"binary_artifacts_clean" mapstructure:"binary_artifacts_clean"`
+	// LogLevel is the log level for the plugin scanner
+	LogLevel string `yaml:"log_level" mapstructure:"log_level" json:"log_level"`
 }
 
 type PluginRunner interface {
diff --git a/scanner/families/plugins/types/config.go b/scanner/families/plugins/types/config.go
index e80c4a50f1..620f027aa1 100644
--- a/scanner/families/plugins/types/config.go
+++ b/scanner/families/plugins/types/config.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	BinaryMode           bool               `yaml:"binary_mode" mapstructure:"binary_mode" json:"binary_mode"`
 	BinaryArtifactsPath  string             `yaml:"binary_artifacts_path" mapstructure:"binary_artifacts_path" json:"binary_artifacts_path"`
 	BinaryArtifactsClean bool               `yaml:"binary_artifacts_clean" mapstructure:"binary_artifacts_clean" json:"binary_artifacts_clean"`
+	LogLevel             string             `yaml:"log_level" mapstructure:"log_level" json:"log_level"`
 }
 
 type ScannersConfig map[string]runnerconfig.Config