diff --git a/packages/experimental/inspector/src/host/plugin.ts b/packages/experimental/inspector/src/host/plugin.ts
index 0e54f3425e..a03a1dcc1a 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/inspector/src/host/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/inspector/src/host/plugin.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export async function apply(ctx: Context, config: HostPluginConfig): Promise<voi
       disposers.push(ctx.on('webserver/index-inject', (table: IndexInjection[]) => {
         table.push({ kind: 'global', name: '__DSH_INSPECTOR__', value: handle.endpoint.client })
       }))
-      ctx.logger.info(`dsh inspector: ${handle.endpoint.devtoolsFrontendUrl}`)
+      // This readiness URL is emitted while the plugin tree is still loading, before a logger sink is guaranteed.
+      console.log(`dsh inspector: ${handle.endpoint.devtoolsFrontendUrl}`)
     } catch (error) {
       await disposeInspector(handle, disposers).catch((cleanupError: unknown) => {
         ctx.logger.error('experimental-inspector: initialization rollback failed', cleanupError)
diff --git a/packages/experimental/inspector/tests/plugin.host.spec.ts b/packages/experimental/inspector/tests/plugin.host.spec.ts
index f6a28ea2a2..905c655d96 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/inspector/tests/plugin.host.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/inspector/tests/plugin.host.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('experimental Inspector Host plugin', () => {
 
   it('starts the Worker, provides ctx.inspector, injects Client bootstrap, and disposes', async () => {
     context = new Context()
-    const log = vi.spyOn(context.logger, 'info').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
+    const log = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
     context.provide('webServer', {} as WebServer)
     const fiber = context.plugin(
       { name, inject: [...inject], Config, apply },