diff --git a/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/mg7/madevent.py b/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/mg7/madevent.py
index 2ab4b2f4c..6114a4871 100644
--- a/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/mg7/madevent.py
+++ b/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/mg7/madevent.py
@@ -81,7 +81,16 @@
     )
     print()
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("madevent7")
+logger = logging.getLogger("madgraph7")
+LOG_LEVEL_MAP = {
+    ms.Logger.LogLevel.level_debug: logging.DEBUG,
+    ms.Logger.LogLevel.level_info: logging.INFO,
+    ms.Logger.LogLevel.level_warning: logging.WARNING,
+    ms.Logger.LogLevel.level_error: logging.ERROR,
+}
+def ms_log_handler(level: ms.Logger.LogLevel, message: str):
+    logger.log(LOG_LEVEL_MAP[level], message)
+ms.Logger.set_log_handler(ms_log_handler)
 
 
 def get_start_time():
@@ -1784,7 +1793,7 @@ def _off(value) -> bool:
 _TOOL_LOGGING_READY = False
 
 
-def _setup_tool_logging():
+def _setup_logging():
     """Make the reused madevent tool drivers' progress visible on screen.
 
     The drivers already narrate what they do through logger.info /
@@ -1804,7 +1813,7 @@ def _setup_tool_logging():
     handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     handler._mg7_tool_handler = True
-    for name in ("madgraph", "madevent", "cmdprint"):
+    for name in ("madgraph", "madevent", "cmdprint", "madgraph7"):
         lg = logging.getLogger(name)
         if not any(getattr(h, "_mg7_tool_handler", False) for h in lg.handlers):
             lg.addHandler(handler)
@@ -1838,9 +1847,6 @@ def run_selected_tools(switch, process) -> None:
                     process.run_path, ", ".join(sorted(active)))
         return
 
-    # surface the reused madevent drivers' own progress messages on screen
-    _setup_tool_logging()
-
     run_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(lhe_path)))
     run_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(lhe_path))
 
@@ -2266,10 +2272,13 @@ def force_lhe_output_if_needed(switch) -> None:
 
 
 def main() -> None:
+    _setup_logging()
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-f", action="store_false", dest="ask_edit_cards")
     args = parser.parse_args()
     switch = {}
+
     if args.ask_edit_cards:
         switch = ask_edit_cards()
         force_lhe_output_if_needed(switch)
diff --git a/madspace/include/madspace/driver/logger.hpp b/madspace/include/madspace/driver/logger.hpp
index 93ada928b..70789e233 100644
--- a/madspace/include/madspace/driver/logger.hpp
+++ b/madspace/include/madspace/driver/logger.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <functional>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "madspace/util.hpp"
@@ -34,12 +35,14 @@ class Logger {
             println("[ERROR] {}", message);
             break;
         }
+        std::cout << std::flush;
     }
     static void debug(const std::string& message) { log(level_debug, message); }
     static void info(const std::string& message) { log(level_info, message); }
     static void warning(const std::string& message) { log(level_warning, message); }
     static void error(const std::string& message) { log(level_error, message); }
     static void set_log_handler(LogHandlerFunc func) { _log_handler = func; }
+    static void clear_log_handler() { _log_handler = std::nullopt; }
 
 private:
     static inline std::optional<LogHandlerFunc> _log_handler = std::nullopt;
diff --git a/madspace/src/python/madspace.cpp b/madspace/src/python/madspace.cpp
index 035b19588..72c029e7c 100644
--- a/madspace/src/python/madspace.cpp
+++ b/madspace/src/python/madspace.cpp
@@ -1764,7 +1764,13 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_madspace_py, m) {
         .def_static("info", &Logger::info, py::arg("message"))
         .def_static("warning", &Logger::warning, py::arg("message"))
         .def_static("error", &Logger::error, py::arg("message"))
-        .def_static("set_log_handler", &Logger::set_log_handler, py::arg("func"));
+        .def_static("set_log_handler", &Logger::set_log_handler, py::arg("func"))
+        .def_static("clear_log_handler", &Logger::clear_log_handler);
+
+    // prevent memory error due to static lifetime of log handler
+    py::module_::import("atexit").attr("register")(py::cpp_function([]() {
+        Logger::clear_log_handler();
+    }));
 
     m.def(
         "initialize_vegas_grid",