diff --git a/src/agent/src/main.rs b/src/agent/src/main.rs
index 0aa027e38b..ad8cc65656 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/main.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ use futures::future::join_all;
 use futures::StreamExt as _;
 use rustjail::pipestream::PipeStream;
 use tokio::{
+    io::AsyncWrite,
     signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind},
     sync::{oneshot::Sender, Mutex, RwLock},
     task::JoinHandle,
@@ -123,11 +124,39 @@ async fn get_vsock_stream(fd: RawFd) -> Result<VsockStream> {
     Ok(stream)
 }
 
+// Create a thread to handle reading from the logger pipe. The thread will
+// output to the vsock port specified, or stdout.
+async fn create_logger_task(rfd: RawFd, vsock_port: u32) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut reader = PipeStream::from_fd(rfd);
+    let mut writer: Box<dyn AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send>;
+
+    if vsock_port > 0 {
+        let listenfd = socket::socket(
+            AddressFamily::Vsock,
+            SockType::Stream,
+            SockFlag::SOCK_CLOEXEC,
+            None,
+        )?;
+
+        let addr = SockAddr::new_vsock(libc::VMADDR_CID_ANY, vsock_port);
+        socket::bind(listenfd, &addr).unwrap();
+        socket::listen(listenfd, 1).unwrap();
+
+        writer = Box::new(get_vsock_stream(listenfd).await.unwrap());
+    } else {
+        writer = Box::new(tokio::io::stdout());
+    }
+
+    let _ = tokio::io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer).await;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn real_main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "full");
 
     // List of tasks that need to be stopped for a clean shutdown
-    let mut tasks: Vec<JoinHandle<()>> = vec![];
+    let mut tasks: Vec<JoinHandle<Result<()>>> = vec![];
 
     lazy_static::initialize(&SHELLS);
 
@@ -173,34 +202,8 @@ async fn real_main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let config = agent_config.read().await;
 
     let log_vport = config.log_vport as u32;
-    let log_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let mut reader = PipeStream::from_fd(rfd);
 
-        if log_vport > 0 {
-            let listenfd = socket::socket(
-                AddressFamily::Vsock,
-                SockType::Stream,
-                SockFlag::SOCK_CLOEXEC,
-                None,
-            )
-            .unwrap();
-
-            let addr = SockAddr::new_vsock(libc::VMADDR_CID_ANY, log_vport);
-            socket::bind(listenfd, &addr).unwrap();
-            socket::listen(listenfd, 1).unwrap();
-
-            let mut vsock_stream = get_vsock_stream(listenfd).await.unwrap();
-
-            // copy log to stdout
-            tokio::io::copy(&mut reader, &mut vsock_stream)
-                .await
-                .unwrap();
-        }
-
-        // copy log to stdout
-        let mut stdout_writer = tokio::io::stdout();
-        let _ = tokio::io::copy(&mut reader, &mut stdout_writer).await;
-    });
+    let log_handle = tokio::spawn(create_logger_task(rfd, log_vport));
 
     tasks.push(log_handle);