diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/finder/finder.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/finder/finder.go
index bbe58e730c3..e8f0bbccd87 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/finder/finder.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/finder/finder.go
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 )
 
-var logger = log.New("plugin.finder")
-
 type Finder struct {
 	cfg *setting.Cfg
+	log log.Logger
 }
 
 func New(cfg *setting.Cfg) Finder {
-	return Finder{cfg: cfg}
+	return Finder{cfg: cfg, log: log.New("plugin.finder")}
 }
 
 func (f *Finder) Find(pluginDirs []string) ([]string, error) {
@@ -28,10 +27,10 @@ func (f *Finder) Find(pluginDirs []string) ([]string, error) {
 	for _, dir := range pluginDirs {
 		exists, err := fs.Exists(dir)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("Error occurred when checking if plugin directory exists", "dir", dir, "err", err)
+			f.log.Warn("Error occurred when checking if plugin directory exists", "dir", dir, "err", err)
 		}
 		if !exists {
-			logger.Warn("Skipping finding plugins as directory does not exist", "dir", dir)
+			f.log.Warn("Skipping finding plugins as directory does not exist", "dir", dir)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -76,11 +75,11 @@ func (f *Finder) getPluginJSONPaths(dir string) ([]string, error) {
 			return nil
 		}); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			logger.Debug("Couldn't scan directory since it doesn't exist", "pluginDir", dir, "err", err)
+			f.log.Debug("Couldn't scan directory since it doesn't exist", "pluginDir", dir, "err", err)
 			return []string{}, nil
 		}
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrPermission) {
-			logger.Debug("Couldn't scan directory due to lack of permissions", "pluginDir", dir, "err", err)
+			f.log.Debug("Couldn't scan directory due to lack of permissions", "pluginDir", dir, "err", err)
 			return []string{}, nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go
index 4f9db49169d..ee7993158fc 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 )
 
-var logger = log.New("plugin.initializer")
-
 type Initializer struct {
 	cfg     *setting.Cfg
 	license models.Licensing
+	log     log.Logger
 }
 
 func New(cfg *setting.Cfg, license models.Licensing) Initializer {
 	return Initializer{
 		cfg:     cfg,
 		license: license,
+		log:     log.New("plugin.initializer"),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (i *Initializer) Initialize(p *plugins.Plugin) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pluginLog := logger.New("pluginID", p.ID)
+	pluginLog := i.log.New("pluginID", p.ID)
 	p.SetLogger(pluginLog)
 
 	if p.Backend {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (i *Initializer) InitializeWithFactory(p *plugins.Plugin, factory backendpl
 		}
 		p.RegisterClient(f)
 	} else {
-		logger.Warn("Could not initialize core plugin process", "pluginID", p.ID)
+		i.log.Warn("Could not initialize core plugin process", "pluginID", p.ID)
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not initialize plugin %s", p.ID)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go
index 8e93158a3fb..65c575e4a51 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/inconshreveable/log15"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func TestInitializer_Initialize(t *testing.T) {
 
 		i := &Initializer{
 			cfg: setting.NewCfg(),
+			log: &fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		err := i.Initialize(p)
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func TestInitializer_Initialize(t *testing.T) {
 
 		i := &Initializer{
 			cfg: setting.NewCfg(),
+			log: fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		err := i.Initialize(p)
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ func TestInitializer_Initialize(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg: &setting.Cfg{
 				AppSubURL: "appSubURL",
 			},
+			log: fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		err := i.Initialize(p)
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ func TestInitializer_InitializeWithFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg: &setting.Cfg{
 				AppSubURL: "appSubURL",
 			},
+			log: fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		factoryInvoked := false
@@ -202,6 +207,7 @@ func TestInitializer_InitializeWithFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg: &setting.Cfg{
 				AppSubURL: "appSubURL",
 			},
+			log: fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		err := i.InitializeWithFactory(p, nil)
@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ func TestInitializer_envVars(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			license: licensing,
+			log:     fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		envVars := i.envVars(p)
@@ -252,6 +259,7 @@ func TestInitializer_setPathsBasedOnApp(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("When setting paths based on core plugin on Windows", func(t *testing.T) {
 		i := &Initializer{
 			cfg: setting.NewCfg(),
+			log: fakeLogger{},
 		}
 
 		child := &plugins.Plugin{
@@ -347,3 +355,15 @@ func (t *testLicensingService) Environment() map[string]string {
 type testPlugin struct {
 	backendplugin.Plugin
 }
+
+type fakeLogger struct {
+	log.Logger
+}
+
+func (f fakeLogger) New(_ ...interface{}) log15.Logger {
+	return fakeLogger{}
+}
+
+func (f fakeLogger) Warn(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {
+
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go
index 6a532743ee5..f04bff52ec1 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	logger                       = log.New("plugin.loader")
 	ErrInvalidPluginJSON         = errors.New("did not find valid type or id properties in plugin.json")
 	ErrInvalidPluginJSONFilePath = errors.New("invalid plugin.json filepath was provided")
 )
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ type Loader struct {
 	pluginFinder       finder.Finder
 	pluginInitializer  initializer.Initializer
 	signatureValidator signature.Validator
+	log                log.Logger
 
 	errs map[string]*plugins.SignatureError
 }
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ func New(license models.Licensing, cfg *setting.Cfg, authorizer plugins.PluginLo
 		pluginInitializer:  initializer.New(cfg, license),
 		signatureValidator: signature.NewValidator(authorizer),
 		errs:               make(map[string]*plugins.SignatureError),
+		log:                log.New("plugin.loader"),
 	}
 }
 
 func (l *Loader) Load(paths []string, ignore map[string]struct{}) ([]*plugins.Plugin, error) {
 	pluginJSONPaths, err := l.pluginFinder.Find(paths)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("plugin finder encountered an error", "err", err)
+		l.log.Error("plugin finder encountered an error", "err", err)
 	}
 
 	return l.loadPlugins(pluginJSONPaths, ignore)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (l *Loader) Load(paths []string, ignore map[string]struct{}) ([]*plugins.Pl
 func (l *Loader) LoadWithFactory(path string, factory backendplugin.PluginFactoryFunc) (*plugins.Plugin, error) {
 	p, err := l.load(path, map[string]struct{}{})
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("failed to load core plugin", "err", err)
+		l.log.Error("failed to load core plugin", "err", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (l *Loader) LoadWithFactory(path string, factory backendplugin.PluginFactor
 func (l *Loader) load(path string, ignore map[string]struct{}) (*plugins.Plugin, error) {
 	pluginJSONPaths, err := l.pluginFinder.Find([]string{path})
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("failed to find plugin", "err", err)
+		l.log.Error("failed to find plugin", "err", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -98,24 +99,24 @@ func (l *Loader) loadPlugins(pluginJSONPaths []string, existingPlugins map[strin
 	for _, pluginJSONPath := range pluginJSONPaths {
 		plugin, err := l.readPluginJSON(pluginJSONPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("Skipping plugin loading as it's plugin.json is invalid", "id", plugin.ID)
+			l.log.Warn("Skipping plugin loading as it's plugin.json is invalid", "id", plugin.ID)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		pluginJSONAbsPath, err := filepath.Abs(pluginJSONPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("Skipping plugin loading as full plugin.json path could not be calculated", "id", plugin.ID)
+			l.log.Warn("Skipping plugin loading as full plugin.json path could not be calculated", "id", plugin.ID)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if _, dupe := foundPlugins[filepath.Dir(pluginJSONAbsPath)]; dupe {
-			logger.Warn("Skipping plugin loading as it's a duplicate", "id", plugin.ID)
+			l.log.Warn("Skipping plugin loading as it's a duplicate", "id", plugin.ID)
 			continue
 		}
 		foundPlugins[filepath.Dir(pluginJSONAbsPath)] = plugin
 	}
 
-	foundPlugins.stripDuplicates(existingPlugins)
+	foundPlugins.stripDuplicates(existingPlugins, l.log)
 
 	// calculate initial signature state
 	loadedPlugins := make(map[string]*plugins.Plugin)
@@ -126,9 +127,9 @@ func (l *Loader) loadPlugins(pluginJSONPaths []string, existingPlugins map[strin
 			Class:     l.pluginClass(pluginDir),
 		}
 
-		sig, err := signature.Calculate(logger, plugin)
+		sig, err := signature.Calculate(l.log, plugin)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("Could not calculate plugin signature state", "pluginID", plugin.ID, "err", err)
+			l.log.Warn("Could not calculate plugin signature state", "pluginID", plugin.ID, "err", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		plugin.Signature = sig.Status
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func (l *Loader) loadPlugins(pluginJSONPaths []string, existingPlugins map[strin
 	for _, plugin := range loadedPlugins {
 		signingError := l.signatureValidator.Validate(plugin)
 		if signingError != nil {
-			logger.Warn("Skipping loading plugin due to problem with signature",
+			l.log.Warn("Skipping loading plugin due to problem with signature",
 				"pluginID", plugin.ID, "status", signingError.SignatureStatus)
 			plugin.SignatureError = signingError
 			l.errs[plugin.ID] = signingError
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func (l *Loader) loadPlugins(pluginJSONPaths []string, existingPlugins map[strin
 			if exists, err := fs.Exists(module); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if !exists {
-				logger.Warn("Plugin missing module.js",
+				l.log.Warn("Plugin missing module.js",
 					"pluginID", plugin.ID,
 					"warning", "Missing module.js, If you loaded this plugin from git, make sure to compile it.",
 					"path", module)
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func (l *Loader) loadPlugins(pluginJSONPaths []string, existingPlugins map[strin
 }
 
 func (l *Loader) readPluginJSON(pluginJSONPath string) (plugins.JSONData, error) {
-	logger.Debug("Loading plugin", "path", pluginJSONPath)
+	l.log.Debug("Loading plugin", "path", pluginJSONPath)
 
 	if !strings.EqualFold(filepath.Ext(pluginJSONPath), ".json") {
 		return plugins.JSONData{}, ErrInvalidPluginJSONFilePath
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ func (l *Loader) readPluginJSON(pluginJSONPath string) (plugins.JSONData, error)
 	}
 
 	if err := reader.Close(); err != nil {
-		logger.Warn("Failed to close JSON file", "path", pluginJSONPath, "err", err)
+		l.log.Warn("Failed to close JSON file", "path", pluginJSONPath, "err", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := validatePluginJSON(plugin); err != nil {
@@ -283,11 +284,11 @@ func (l *Loader) pluginClass(pluginDir string) plugins.Class {
 type foundPlugins map[string]plugins.JSONData
 
 // stripDuplicates will strip duplicate plugins or plugins that already exist
-func (f *foundPlugins) stripDuplicates(existingPlugins map[string]struct{}) {
+func (f *foundPlugins) stripDuplicates(existingPlugins map[string]struct{}, log log.Logger) {
 	pluginsByID := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for path, scannedPlugin := range *f {
 		if _, existing := existingPlugins[scannedPlugin.ID]; existing {
-			logger.Debug("Skipping plugin as it's already installed", "plugin", scannedPlugin.ID)
+			log.Debug("Skipping plugin as it's already installed", "plugin", scannedPlugin.ID)
 			delete(*f, path)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader_test.go
index 9afc6fc748c..dbd75caa2a8 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/finder"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer"
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@ func newLoader(cfg *setting.Cfg) *Loader {
 		pluginInitializer:  initializer.New(cfg, &fakeLicensingService{}),
 		signatureValidator: signature.NewValidator(&signature.UnsignedPluginAuthorizer{Cfg: cfg}),
 		errs:               make(map[string]*plugins.SignatureError),
+		log:                &fakeLogger{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -916,7 +918,7 @@ func (t *fakeLicensingService) ContentDeliveryPrefix() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (t *fakeLicensingService) LicenseURL(showAdminLicensingPage bool) string {
+func (t *fakeLicensingService) LicenseURL(_ bool) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
@@ -927,3 +929,19 @@ func (t *fakeLicensingService) HasValidLicense() bool {
 func (t *fakeLicensingService) Environment() map[string]string {
 	return map[string]string{"GF_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_TEXT": t.tokenRaw}
 }
+
+type fakeLogger struct {
+	log.Logger
+}
+
+func (fl fakeLogger) Info(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {
+
+}
+
+func (fl fakeLogger) Debug(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {
+
+}
+
+func (fl fakeLogger) Warn(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {
+
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/signature/signature.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/signature/signature.go
index ea227e190a1..c1acd6c8c73 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/signature/signature.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/signature/signature.go
@@ -5,37 +5,37 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 )
 
-var logger = log.New("plugin.signature.validator")
-
 type Validator struct {
 	authorizer plugins.PluginLoaderAuthorizer
+	log        log.Logger
 }
 
 func NewValidator(authorizer plugins.PluginLoaderAuthorizer) Validator {
 	return Validator{
 		authorizer: authorizer,
+		log:        log.New("plugin.signature.validator"),
 	}
 }
 
 func (s *Validator) Validate(plugin *plugins.Plugin) *plugins.SignatureError {
 	if plugin.Signature == plugins.SignatureValid {
-		logger.Debug("Plugin has valid signature", "id", plugin.ID)
+		s.log.Debug("Plugin has valid signature", "id", plugin.ID)
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// If a plugin is nested within another, create links to each other to inherit signature details
 	if plugin.Parent != nil {
 		if plugin.IsCorePlugin() || plugin.Signature == plugins.SignatureInternal {
-			logger.Debug("Not setting descendant plugin's signature to that of root since it's core or internal",
+			s.log.Debug("Not setting descendant plugin's signature to that of root since it's core or internal",
 				"plugin", plugin.ID, "signature", plugin.Signature, "isCore", plugin.IsCorePlugin)
 		} else {
-			logger.Debug("Setting descendant plugin's signature to that of root", "plugin", plugin.ID,
+			s.log.Debug("Setting descendant plugin's signature to that of root", "plugin", plugin.ID,
 				"root", plugin.Parent.ID, "signature", plugin.Signature, "rootSignature", plugin.Parent.Signature)
 			plugin.Signature = plugin.Parent.Signature
 			plugin.SignatureType = plugin.Parent.SignatureType
 			plugin.SignatureOrg = plugin.Parent.SignatureOrg
 			if plugin.Signature == plugins.SignatureValid {
-				logger.Debug("Plugin has valid signature (inherited from root)", "id", plugin.ID)
+				s.log.Debug("Plugin has valid signature (inherited from root)", "id", plugin.ID)
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -48,28 +48,28 @@ func (s *Validator) Validate(plugin *plugins.Plugin) *plugins.SignatureError {
 	switch plugin.Signature {
 	case plugins.SignatureUnsigned:
 		if authorized := s.authorizer.CanLoadPlugin(plugin); !authorized {
-			logger.Debug("Plugin is unsigned", "pluginID", plugin.ID)
+			s.log.Debug("Plugin is unsigned", "pluginID", plugin.ID)
 			return &plugins.SignatureError{
 				PluginID:        plugin.ID,
 				SignatureStatus: plugins.SignatureUnsigned,
 			}
 		}
-		logger.Warn("Permitting unsigned plugin. This is not recommended", "pluginID", plugin.ID, "pluginDir", plugin.PluginDir)
+		s.log.Warn("Permitting unsigned plugin. This is not recommended", "pluginID", plugin.ID, "pluginDir", plugin.PluginDir)
 		return nil
 	case plugins.SignatureInvalid:
-		logger.Debug("Plugin has an invalid signature", "pluginID", plugin.ID)
+		s.log.Debug("Plugin has an invalid signature", "pluginID", plugin.ID)
 		return &plugins.SignatureError{
 			PluginID:        plugin.ID,
 			SignatureStatus: plugins.SignatureInvalid,
 		}
 	case plugins.SignatureModified:
-		logger.Debug("Plugin has a modified signature", "pluginID", plugin.ID)
+		s.log.Debug("Plugin has a modified signature", "pluginID", plugin.ID)
 		return &plugins.SignatureError{
 			PluginID:        plugin.ID,
 			SignatureStatus: plugins.SignatureModified,
 		}
 	default:
-		logger.Debug("Plugin has an unrecognized plugin signature state", "pluginID", plugin.ID, "signature",
+		s.log.Debug("Plugin has an unrecognized plugin signature state", "pluginID", plugin.ID, "signature",
 			plugin.Signature)
 		return &plugins.SignatureError{
 			PluginID: plugin.ID,