diff --git a/cmd/baremetal/baremetal.go b/cmd/baremetal/baremetal.go
index 1b0b19539..4929269e5 100644
--- a/cmd/baremetal/baremetal.go
+++ b/cmd/baremetal/baremetal.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote"
 )
 
@@ -36,33 +37,39 @@ const (
 
 // NewBaremetalCommand creates a new command for interacting with baremetal using airshipctl.
 func NewBaremetalCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+	baremetalRootCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "baremetal",
 		Short: "Perform actions on baremetal hosts",
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			log.Init(rootSettings.Debug, cmd.OutOrStderr())
+
+			// Load or Initialize airship Config
+			rootSettings.InitConfig()
+		},
 	}
 
 	ejectMediaCmd := NewEjectMediaCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(ejectMediaCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(ejectMediaCmd)
 
 	isoGenCmd := NewISOGenCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(isoGenCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(isoGenCmd)
 
 	powerOffCmd := NewPowerOffCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(powerOffCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(powerOffCmd)
 
 	powerOnCmd := NewPowerOnCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(powerOnCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(powerOnCmd)
 
 	powerStatusCmd := NewPowerStatusCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(powerStatusCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(powerStatusCmd)
 
 	rebootCmd := NewRebootCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(rebootCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(rebootCmd)
 
 	remoteDirectCmd := NewRemoteDirectCommand(rootSettings)
-	cmd.AddCommand(remoteDirectCmd)
+	baremetalRootCmd.AddCommand(remoteDirectCmd)
 
-	return cmd
+	return baremetalRootCmd
 }
 
 // getHostSelections builds a list of selectors that can be passed to a manager using the name and label flags passed to
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/cluster.go b/cmd/cluster/cluster.go
index fd51bd6c1..23e6146d3 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ func NewClusterCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Comm
 		Use:   "cluster",
 		Short: "Manage Kubernetes clusters",
 		Long:  clusterLong[1:],
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			log.Init(rootSettings.Debug, cmd.OutOrStderr())
+
+			// Load or Initialize airship Config
+			rootSettings.InitConfig()
+		},
 	}
 
 	clusterRootCmd.AddCommand(NewInitInfraCommand(rootSettings))
diff --git a/cmd/config/config.go b/cmd/config/config.go
index 60b28885f..234e1039d 100644
--- a/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
 // NewConfigCommand creates a command for interacting with the airshipctl configuration.
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ func NewConfigCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Comma
 		Use:                   "config",
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
 		Short:                 "Manage the airshipctl config file",
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			log.Init(rootSettings.Debug, cmd.OutOrStderr())
+
+			// Load or Initialize airship Config
+			rootSettings.InitConfig()
+		},
 	}
 	configRootCmd.AddCommand(NewSetClusterCommand(rootSettings))
 	configRootCmd.AddCommand(NewGetClusterCommand(rootSettings))
diff --git a/cmd/document/document.go b/cmd/document/document.go
index c151b0631..b355dd205 100644
--- a/cmd/document/document.go
+++ b/cmd/document/document.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
 // NewDocumentCommand creates a new command for managing airshipctl documents
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ func NewDocumentCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Com
 	documentRootCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "document",
 		Short: "Manage deployment documents",
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			log.Init(rootSettings.Debug, cmd.OutOrStderr())
+
+			// Load or Initialize airship Config
+			rootSettings.InitConfig()
+		},
 	}
 
 	documentRootCmd.AddCommand(NewPullCommand(rootSettings))
diff --git a/cmd/phase/phase.go b/cmd/phase/phase.go
index c74d5f069..8d7673528 100644
--- a/cmd/phase/phase.go
+++ b/cmd/phase/phase.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/k8s/client"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ func NewPhaseCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Comman
 		Use:   "phase",
 		Short: "Manage phases",
 		Long:  clusterLong[1:],
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			log.Init(rootSettings.Debug, cmd.OutOrStderr())
+
+			// Load or Initialize airship Config
+			rootSettings.InitConfig()
+		},
 	}
 
 	phaseRootCmd.AddCommand(NewApplyCommand(rootSettings, client.DefaultClient))
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 96c9958c8..370816fee 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/cmd/phase"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/cmd/secret"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
-	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
 // NewAirshipCTLCommand creates a root `airshipctl` command with the default commands attached
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@ func NewRootCommand(out io.Writer) (*cobra.Command, *environment.AirshipCTLSetti
 		Short:         "A unified entrypoint to various airship components",
 		SilenceErrors: true,
 		SilenceUsage:  true,
-		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			log.Init(settings.Debug, cmd.OutOrStderr())
-
-			// Load or Initialize airship Config
-			settings.InitConfig()
-		},
 	}
 	rootCmd.SetOut(out)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewVersionCommand())