diff --git a/cmd/headscale/cli/root.go b/cmd/headscale/cli/root.go
index 1f08411d..f3a16018 100644
--- a/cmd/headscale/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/headscale/cli/root.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/types"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ func init() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if slices.Contains(os.Args, "policy") && slices.Contains(os.Args, "check") {
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.Disabled)
+		return
+	}
+
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().
 		StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", "", "config file (default is /etc/headscale/config.yaml)")
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 
 	logFormat := viper.GetString("log.format")
 	if logFormat == types.JSONLogFormat {
-	 	log.Logger = log.Output(os.Stdout)
+		log.Logger = log.Output(os.Stdout)
 	}
 
 	disableUpdateCheck := viper.GetBool("disable_check_updates")