diff --git a/controllers/ibpconsole/ibpconsole_controller.go b/controllers/ibpconsole/ibpconsole_controller.go
index 9041ca90..df656940 100644
--- a/controllers/ibpconsole/ibpconsole_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ibpconsole/ibpconsole_controller.go
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ type ReconcileIBPConsole struct {
 func (r *ReconcileIBPConsole) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	var err error
 
-	//reqLogger := log.WithValues("Request.Namespace", request.Namespace, "Request.Name", request.Name)
 	reqLogger := r.Config.Logger
 	reqLogger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Reconciling IBPConsole with update values of [ %+v ]", r.update.GetUpdateStackWithTrues()))
 
diff --git a/controllers/ibporderer/ibporderer_controller.go b/controllers/ibporderer/ibporderer_controller.go
index eddee105..19f06bb6 100644
--- a/controllers/ibporderer/ibporderer_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ibporderer/ibporderer_controller.go
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ type ReconcileIBPOrderer struct {
 func (r *ReconcileIBPOrderer) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	var err error
 
-	//reqLogger := log.WithValues("Request.Namespace", request.Namespace, "Request.Name", request.Name)
 	reqLogger := r.Config.Logger
 	// If orderer-restart-config configmap is the object being reconciled, reconcile the
 	// restart configmap.
diff --git a/controllers/ibppeer/ibppeer_controller.go b/controllers/ibppeer/ibppeer_controller.go
index 4be2ff61..c5d96883 100644
--- a/controllers/ibppeer/ibppeer_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ibppeer/ibppeer_controller.go
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ type ReconcileIBPPeer struct {
 func (r *ReconcileIBPPeer) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	var err error
 
-	//reqLogger := log.WithValues("Request.Namespace", request.Namespace, "Request.Name", request.Name)
 	reqLogger := r.Config.Logger
 	// If peer-restart-config configmap is the object being reconciled, reconcile the
 	// restart configmap.
diff --git a/integration/operator.go b/integration/operator.go
index 7ee7017f..dab8cba4 100644
--- a/integration/operator.go
+++ b/integration/operator.go
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ import (
 // GetOperatorConfig returns the operator configuration with the default templating files population
 // and with default versions set for components.
 func GetOperatorConfig(configs, caFiles, peerFiles, ordererFiles, consoleFiles string) *config.Config {
-	// ulevel := uzap.NewAtomicLevelAt(2)
-	// if os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL") == "debug" {
-	// 	ulevel = uzap.NewAtomicLevelAt(-1)
-	// }
-	// level := zap.Level(&ulevel)
-	// logger := zap.New(zap.Opts(level))
 	zaplogger, err := util.SetupLogging("DEBUG")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Print("error initiating the logger", err)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 48236d81..4aa1acf1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func main() {
 		time.Sleep(15 * time.Second)
 	}
 
-	// // TODO
+	// TODO
 	// if err = (&ibpca.IBPCAReconciler{
 	// 	Client: mgr.GetClient(),
 	// 	Log:    ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("IBPCA"),
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func setDefaultCADefinitions(cfg *config.Config) {
-
 	cfg.CAInitConfig = &cainit.Config{
 		CADefaultConfigPath:    filepath.Join(defaultConfigs, "ca/ca.yaml"),
 		TLSCADefaultConfigPath: filepath.Join(defaultConfigs, "ca/tlsca.yaml"),
diff --git a/pkg/command/operator.go b/pkg/command/operator.go
index b910e61d..d826b195 100644
--- a/pkg/command/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/command/operator.go
@@ -111,12 +111,10 @@ func OperatorWithSignal(operatorCfg *oconfig.Config, signalHandler context.Conte
 		config.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
 		logger, err := config.Build()
 		if err != nil {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to initialize logger: %v", err))
+			fmt.Sprintf("failed to initialize logger: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		// Wrap the zap.Logger with go-logr/zapr to satisfy the logr.Logger interface
 		log := zapr.NewLogger(logger)
-
 		logf.SetLogger(log)
 		ctrl.SetLogger(log)
 	} else {