diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts
index 05dfb5bdcc..cec79cda58 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   PreparerBuilder,
   PublisherBase,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
+import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
+import * as winston from 'winston';
 import { TechDocsCache } from '../cache';
 import { DocsBuilder, shouldCheckForUpdate } from '../DocsBuilder';
 import { DocsSynchronizer, DocsSynchronizerSyncOpts } from './DocsSynchronizer';
@@ -74,12 +76,17 @@ describe('DocsSynchronizer', () => {
   } as unknown as jest.Mocked<TechDocsCache>;
 
   let docsSynchronizer: DocsSynchronizer;
+
   const mockResponseHandler: jest.Mocked<DocsSynchronizerSyncOpts> = {
     log: jest.fn(),
     finish: jest.fn(),
     error: jest.fn(),
   };
 
+  const mockBuildLogTransport = new winston.transports.Stream({
+    stream: new PassThrough(),
+  });
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
     publisher.docsRouter.mockReturnValue(() => {});
     discovery.getBaseUrl.mockImplementation(async type => {
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ describe('DocsSynchronizer', () => {
       publisher,
       config: new ConfigReader({}),
       logger: getVoidLogger(),
+      buildLogTransport: mockBuildLogTransport,
       scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({})),
       cache,
     });
@@ -289,6 +297,7 @@ describe('DocsSynchronizer', () => {
           techdocs: { legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths: true },
         }),
         logger: getVoidLogger(),
+        buildLogger: getVoidLogger(),
         scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({})),
         cache,
       });
@@ -321,5 +330,22 @@ describe('DocsSynchronizer', () => {
 
       expect(mockResponseHandler.finish).toBeCalledWith({ updated: false });
     });
+
+    it('should log to the build logger', async () => {
+      let logger: winston.Logger;
+      MockedDocsBuilder.prototype.build.mockImplementation(async () => {
+        logger = MockedDocsBuilder.mock.calls[0][0].logger;
+        expect(logger.transports).toContain(mockBuildLogTransport);
+
+        return true;
+      });
+
+      await docsSynchronizer.doSync({
+        responseHandler: mockResponseHandler,
+        entity,
+        preparers,
+        generators,
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts
index 9f3f92fbb0..6c377381e0 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export type DocsSynchronizerSyncOpts = {
 export class DocsSynchronizer {
   private readonly publisher: PublisherBase;
   private readonly logger: winston.Logger;
-  private readonly buildLogger: winston.Logger;
+  private readonly buildLogTransport: winston.transport;
   private readonly config: Config;
   private readonly scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
   private readonly cache: TechDocsCache | undefined;
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ export class DocsSynchronizer {
   constructor({
     publisher,
     logger,
-    buildLogger,
+    buildLogTransport,
     config,
     scmIntegrations,
     cache,
   }: {
     publisher: PublisherBase;
     logger: winston.Logger;
-    buildLogger: winston.Logger;
+    buildLogTransport: winston.transport;
     config: Config;
     scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
     cache: TechDocsCache | undefined;
   }) {
     this.config = config;
     this.logger = logger;
-    this.buildLogger = buildLogger;
+    this.buildLogTransport = buildLogTransport;
     this.publisher = publisher;
     this.scmIntegrations = scmIntegrations;
     this.cache = cache;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class DocsSynchronizer {
     });
 
     taskLogger.add(new winston.transports.Stream({ stream: logStream }));
-    taskLogger.add(this.buildLogger);
+    taskLogger.add(this.buildLogTransport);
 
     // check if the last update check was too recent
     if (!shouldCheckForUpdate(entity.metadata.uid!)) {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 36a095f813..ca887efce2 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import {
 import express, { Response } from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 import { Knex } from 'knex';
-import { createLogger, Logger } from 'winston';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { DocsSynchronizer, DocsSynchronizerSyncOpts } from './DocsSynchronizer';
 import { createCacheMiddleware, TechDocsCache } from '../cache';
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@ import {
   DefaultDocsBuildStrategy,
   DocsBuildStrategy,
 } from './DocsBuildStrategy';
+import * as winston from 'winston';
+import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 
 /**
  * Required dependencies for running TechDocs in the "out-of-the-box"
@@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ export type OutOfTheBoxDeploymentOptions = {
   preparers: PreparerBuilder;
   generators: GeneratorBuilder;
   publisher: PublisherBase;
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: winston.Logger;
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
   database?: Knex; // TODO: Make database required when we're implementing database stuff.
   config: Config;
   cache: PluginCacheManager;
   docsBuildStrategy?: DocsBuildStrategy;
-  buildLogger?: Logger;
+  buildLogTransport?: winston.transport;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -67,12 +68,12 @@ export type OutOfTheBoxDeploymentOptions = {
  */
 export type RecommendedDeploymentOptions = {
   publisher: PublisherBase;
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: winston.Logger;
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
   config: Config;
   cache: PluginCacheManager;
   docsBuildStrategy?: DocsBuildStrategy;
-  buildLogger?: Logger;
+  buildLogTransport?: winston.transport;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -109,11 +110,9 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const catalogClient = new CatalogClient({ discoveryApi: discovery });
   const docsBuildStrategy =
     options.docsBuildStrategy ?? DefaultDocsBuildStrategy.fromConfig(config);
-  const buildLogger =
-    options.buildLogger ??
-    createLogger({
-      silent: true,
-    });
+  const buildLogTransport =
+    options.buildLogTransport ??
+    new winston.transports.Stream({ stream: new PassThrough() });
 
   // Entities are cached to optimize the /static/docs request path, which can be called many times
   // when loading a single techdocs page.
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const docsSynchronizer = new DocsSynchronizer({
     publisher,
     logger,
-    buildLogger,
+    buildLogTransport,
     config,
     scmIntegrations,
     cache,