diff --git a/.changeset/early-hotels-mate.md b/.changeset/early-hotels-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cda0344bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-hotels-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+use child logger, if provided, to log single location refresh
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/HigherOrderOperations.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/HigherOrderOperations.ts
index ba97232810..467c0eb2e8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/HigherOrderOperations.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/HigherOrderOperations.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class HigherOrderOperations implements HigherOrderOperation {
         `Locations Refresh: Refreshing location ${location.type}:${location.target}`,
       );
       try {
-        await this.refreshSingleLocation(location);
+        await this.refreshSingleLocation(location, logger);
         await this.locationsCatalog.logUpdateSuccess(location.id, undefined);
       } catch (e) {
         logger.warn(
@@ -148,8 +148,12 @@ export class HigherOrderOperations implements HigherOrderOperation {
   }
 
   // Performs a full refresh of a single location
-  private async refreshSingleLocation(location: Location) {
+  private async refreshSingleLocation(
+    location: Location,
+    optionalLogger?: Logger,
+  ) {
     let startTimestamp = process.hrtime();
+    const logger = optionalLogger || this.logger;
 
     const readerOutput = await this.locationReader.read({
       type: location.type,
@@ -157,12 +161,12 @@ export class HigherOrderOperations implements HigherOrderOperation {
     });
 
     for (const item of readerOutput.errors) {
-      this.logger.warn(
+      logger.warn(
         `Failed item in location ${item.location.type}:${item.location.target}, ${item.error.stack}`,
       );
     }
 
-    this.logger.info(
+    logger.info(
       `Read ${readerOutput.entities.length} entities from location ${
         location.type
       }:${location.target} in ${durationText(startTimestamp)}`,
@@ -186,14 +190,14 @@ export class HigherOrderOperations implements HigherOrderOperation {
       throw e;
     }
 
-    this.logger.debug(`Posting update success markers`);
+    logger.debug(`Posting update success markers`);
 
     await this.locationsCatalog.logUpdateSuccess(
       location.id,
       readerOutput.entities.map(e => e.entity.metadata.name),
     );
 
-    this.logger.info(
+    logger.info(
       `Wrote ${readerOutput.entities.length} entities from location ${
         location.type
       }:${location.target} in ${durationText(startTimestamp)}`,