diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
index dc066a31bf..8404f262cc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction = (options: {
           const assigneeUser = await api.Users.username(assignee);
           assigneeId = assigneeUser[0].id;
         } catch (e) {
-          console.warn(
+          ctx.logger.warn(
             `Failed to find gitlab user id for ${assignee}: ${e}. Proceeding with MR creation without an assignee.`,
           );
         }