diff --git a/hack/.ci/lib/e2e.sh b/hack/.ci/lib/e2e.sh
index ea5e075f069..4fdc793db5c 100755
--- a/hack/.ci/lib/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/.ci/lib/e2e.sh
@@ -211,15 +211,6 @@ function run-e2e {
   kubectl create clusterrolebinding e2e --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=e2e:default --dry-run=client -o=yaml | kubectl_create -f=-
   kubectl create -n=e2e pdb my-pdb --selector='app=e2e' --min-available=1 --dry-run=client -o=yaml | kubectl_create -f=-
 
-
-  # Raise loglevel in CI.
-  # TODO: Replace it with ScyllaOperatorConfig field when available.
-  kubectl -n=scylla-operator patch --field-manager="${FIELD_MANAGER}" deployment/scylla-operator --type=json -p='[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-", "value": "--loglevel=4"}]'
-  kubectl -n=scylla-operator rollout status deployment/scylla-operator
-
-  kubectl -n=scylla-manager patch --field-manager="${FIELD_MANAGER}" deployment/scylla-manager-controller --type=json -p='[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-", "value": "--loglevel=4"}]'
-  kubectl -n=scylla-manager rollout status deployment/scylla-manager-controller
-
   kubectl create -n=e2e secret generic kubeconfigs ${KUBECONFIGS[@]/#/--from-file=} --dry-run=client -o=yaml | kubectl_create -f=-
   kubeconfigs_in_container_path=$( IFS=','; basenames=( "${KUBECONFIGS[@]##*/}" ) && in_container_paths="${basenames[@]/#//var/run/secrets/kubeconfigs/}" && echo "${in_container_paths[*]}" )
 
diff --git a/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke-release.sh b/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke-release.sh
index 89493b505ee..f99733925ca 100755
--- a/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke-release.sh
+++ b/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke-release.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export SO_NODECONFIG_PATH
 SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME="${SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME=scylladb-local-xfs}"
 export SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME
 
+SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL="${SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL:-4}"
+export SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL
+
 SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES="${SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES:-AllAlpha=true,AllBeta=true}"
 export SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES
 
diff --git a/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke.sh b/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke.sh
index 2cde5c43dc0..9e52be06781 100755
--- a/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke.sh
+++ b/hack/.ci/run-e2e-gke.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ if [[ "${SO_DISABLE_NODECONFIG:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
   SO_CSI_DRIVER_PATH=""
 fi
 
+SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL="${SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL:-4}"
+export SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL
+
 SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES="${SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES:-AllAlpha=true,AllBeta=true}"
 export SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES
 
diff --git a/hack/.ci/run-e2e-openshift-aws.sh b/hack/.ci/run-e2e-openshift-aws.sh
index a49e164babc..4752fd049cd 100755
--- a/hack/.ci/run-e2e-openshift-aws.sh
+++ b/hack/.ci/run-e2e-openshift-aws.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export SO_CSI_DRIVER_PATH
 SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME="${SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME=scylladb-local-xfs}"
 export SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME
 
+SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL="${SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL:-4}"
+export SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL
+
 SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES="${SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES:-AllAlpha=true,AllBeta=true}"
 export SCYLLA_OPERATOR_FEATURE_GATES
 
diff --git a/hack/ci-deploy-release.sh b/hack/ci-deploy-release.sh
index 3accfa37731..847d49c3643 100755
--- a/hack/ci-deploy-release.sh
+++ b/hack/ci-deploy-release.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ for d in cert-manager{,-cainjector,-webhook}; do
 done
 wait-for-object-creation cert-manager secret/cert-manager-webhook-ca
 
+# TODO: modify log level
 cat > "${ARTIFACTS_DEPLOY_DIR}/operator/kustomization.yaml" << EOF
 resources:
 - ${source_url}/${revision}/deploy/operator.yaml
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ else
   echo "Skipping CSI driver creation"
 fi
 
+# TODO: modify log level
 if [[ -z "${SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME+x}" ]]; then
   kubectl_create -n=scylla-manager -f="${source_url}/${revision}/deploy/manager-prod.yaml"
 elif [[ -n "${SO_SCYLLACLUSTER_STORAGECLASS_NAME}" ]]; then
diff --git a/hack/ci-deploy.sh b/hack/ci-deploy.sh
index d4dae040a9d..b897e7eba37 100755
--- a/hack/ci-deploy.sh
+++ b/hack/ci-deploy.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ for f in $( find "${DEPLOY_DIR}"/ -type f -name '*.yaml' ); do
     sed -i -E -e "s~docker\.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:[^ @]+$~${OPERATOR_IMAGE_REF}~" "${f}"
 done
 
+# TODO: Replace it with ScyllaOperatorConfig field when available.
+if [[ -n "${SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL:-}" ]]; then
+  yq e --inplace '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].args += "--loglevel=" + env(SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL)' "${DEPLOY_DIR}/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml"
+  yq e --inplace '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].args += "--loglevel=" + env(SO_SCYLLA_OPERATOR_LOGLEVEL)' "${DEPLOY_DIR}/manager/50_controller_deployment.yaml"
+fi
+
 yq e --inplace '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].args += ["--qps=200", "--burst=400"]' "${DEPLOY_DIR}/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml"
 yq e --inplace '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].args += ["--crypto-key-buffer-size-min=3", "--crypto-key-buffer-size-max=6", "--crypto-key-buffer-delay=2s"]' "${DEPLOY_DIR}/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml"