diff --git a/app/init.go b/app/init.go
index 14efc544..64267de5 100644
--- a/app/init.go
+++ b/app/init.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ var AppVersion = ""
 func init() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 
+	// package vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser imports package github.com/golang/glog,
+	// and glog changes the output dest of the standard package 'log', we don't want that
+	// so change it back.
+	log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+
 	// CLOUD_API_HOSTNAME is only used for testing and should override api.hostname.
 	hostname := os.Getenv("CLOUD_API_HOSTNAME")
 	if hostname == "" {