diff --git a/pkg/storage/storage.go b/pkg/storage/storage.go
index d6c41635b..d5d2ea317 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/storage.go
@@ -339,12 +339,14 @@ func Init(d driver.Driver) *Storage {
 		Driver: d,
 	}
 
+	var h slog.Handler
 	// Get logger from driver if it implements the LoggerSetterGetter interface
 	if ls, ok := d.(logging.LoggerSetterGetter); ok {
-		ls.SetLogger(s.Logger().Handler())
+		h = ls.Logger().Handler()
 	} else {
 		// If the driver does not implement the LoggerSetterGetter interface, set the default logger
-		s.SetLogger(slog.Default().Handler())
+		h = slog.Default().Handler()
 	}
+	s.SetLogger(h)
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/storage_test.go b/pkg/storage/storage_test.go
index 5b2a3bba5..0055c095c 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package storage // import "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/storage"
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -579,3 +581,35 @@ func assertErrNil(eh func(args ...interface{}), err error, message string) {
 		eh(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %q", message, err))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStorageGetsLoggerFromDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	d := driver.NewMemory()
+	l := &mockSLogHandler{}
+	d.SetLogger(l)
+	s := Init(d)
+	_, _ = s.Get("doesnt-matter", 123)
+	if !l.Called {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected storage to use driver's logger, but it did not")
+	}
+}
+
+type mockSLogHandler struct {
+	Called bool
+}
+
+func (m *mockSLogHandler) Enabled(context.Context, slog.Level) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (m *mockSLogHandler) Handle(context.Context, slog.Record) error {
+	m.Called = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockSLogHandler) WithAttrs([]slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
+	return m
+}
+
+func (m *mockSLogHandler) WithGroup(string) slog.Handler {
+	return m
+}