diff --git a/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py b/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py
index d60c972a..5fa1cfe3 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py
+++ b/clearml/backend_api/session/session.py
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ class Session(TokenManager):
         self.__class__._sessions_weakrefs.append(weakref.ref(self))
 
         self._verbose = verbose if verbose is not None else ENV_VERBOSE.get()
-        self._logger = logger
-        if self._verbose and not self._logger:
-            level = resolve_logging_level(ENV_VERBOSE.get(converter=str))
+        if logger is not None:
+            self._logger = logger
+        else:
+            level = resolve_logging_level(ENV_VERBOSE.get(converter=str)) if self._verbose else logging.INFO
             self._logger = get_logger(level=level, stream=sys.stderr if level is logging.DEBUG else None)
         self.__worker = worker or self.get_worker_host_name()
         self.client = ", ".join("{}-{}".format(*x) for x in self._client)