diff --git a/cmd/sealos/cmd/root.go b/cmd/sealos/cmd/root.go
index 331503585f9..ef3d7a07874 100644
--- a/cmd/sealos/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/sealos/cmd/root.go
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ func setRequireBuildahAnnotation(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 }
 
 func onBootOnDie() {
-	logger.CfgConsoleAndFileLogger(debug, constants.LogPath(), "sealos", false)
-	sreglog.CfgConsoleAndFileLogger(debug, constants.LogPath(), "sealos", false)
 	val, err := system.Get(system.DataRootConfigKey)
 	errExit(err)
 	constants.DefaultClusterRootFsDir = val
@@ -122,11 +120,14 @@ func onBootOnDie() {
 		constants.Workdir(),
 	}
 	errExit(file.MkDirs(rootDirs...))
+
+	logger.CfgConsoleAndFileLogger(debug, constants.LogPath(), "sealos", false)
+	sreglog.CfgConsoleAndFileLogger(debug, constants.LogPath(), "sealos", false)
 }
 
 func errExit(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(err)
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }