diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/snapshot_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/snapshot_command.go
index 22703feeffe..045ae5645bc 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/snapshot_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/snapshot_command.go
@@ -95,14 +95,10 @@ func snapshotSaveCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		ExitWithError(ExitBadArgs, err)
 	}
 
-	debug, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("debug")
+	lg, err := zap.NewProduction()
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
-	lg := zap.NewNop()
-	if debug {
-		lg = zap.NewExample()
-	}
 	sp := snapshot.NewV3(lg)
 	cfg := mustClientCfgFromCmd(cmd)
 
@@ -120,14 +116,10 @@ func snapshotStatusCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 	initDisplayFromCmd(cmd)
 
-	debug, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("debug")
+	lg, err := zap.NewProduction()
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
-	lg := zap.NewNop()
-	if debug {
-		lg = zap.NewExample()
-	}
 	sp := snapshot.NewV3(lg)
 	ds, err := sp.Status(args[0])
 	if err != nil {
@@ -152,14 +144,10 @@ func snapshotRestoreCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		walDir = filepath.Join(dataDir, "member", "wal")
 	}
 
-	debug, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("debug")
+	lg, err := zap.NewProduction()
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
-	lg := zap.NewNop()
-	if debug {
-		lg = zap.NewExample()
-	}
 	sp := snapshot.NewV3(lg)
 
 	if err := sp.Restore(snapshot.RestoreConfig{
diff --git a/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go b/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
index 6a3a504d652..df8c3571643 100644
--- a/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
+++ b/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func (s *v3Manager) Restore(cfg RestoreConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	srv := etcdserver.ServerConfig{
+		Logger:              s.lg,
 		Name:                cfg.Name,
 		PeerURLs:            pURLs,
 		InitialPeerURLsMap:  ics,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go
index 79e601239a2..f38b1cdbea0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ func snapshotStatusBeforeRestoreTest(cx ctlCtx) {
 			"--data-dir", "snap.etcd",
 			fpath),
 		"added member")
-
 	if serr != nil {
 		cx.t.Fatal(serr)
 	}