diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index da3268152b..8cd523d5d9 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       "type": "node-terminal"
     },
     {
-      "command": "pnpm run dev:postgres collections-graphql -- -I", // Allow input
+      "command": "pnpm run dev:postgres collections-graphql",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "name": "Run Dev Postgres",
       "request": "launch",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       "type": "node-terminal"
     },
     {
-      "command": "PAYLOAD_BUNDLER=vite pnpm run dev fields -- -I", // Allow input
+      "command": "PAYLOAD_BUNDLER=vite pnpm run dev fields",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "name": "Run Dev Fields (Vite)",
       "request": "launch",
diff --git a/nodemon.json b/nodemon.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b72e81f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodemon.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
+  "exec": "ts-node ./test/dev.ts",
+  "ext": "ts,js,json",
+  "ignore": [
+    ".git",
+    "node_modules",
+    "node_modules/**/node_modules",
+    "packages/payload/src/admin",
+    "packages/payload/src/**/*.spec.ts",
+    "test/**/payload-types.ts"
+  ],
+  "watch": ["./test/", "./packages/**/*.ts"],
+  "stdin": true
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e12390475..e83c1a4d5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "clean": "rimraf dist && rimraf packages/payload/dist",
     "clean:cache": "rimraf node_modules/.cache && rimraf packages/payload/node_modules/.cache",
     "clean:unix": "find . \\( -type d \\( -name node_modules -o -name dist -o -name .cache \\) -o -type f -name tsconfig.tsbuildinfo \\) -exec rm -rf {} +",
-    "dev": "pnpm --filter payload run dev",
+    "dev": "nodemon",
     "dev:generate-graphql-schema": "ts-node -T ./test/generateGraphQLSchema.ts",
     "dev:generate-types": "ts-node -T ./test/generateTypes.ts",
     "dev:postgres": "pnpm --filter payload run dev:postgres",
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "lint-staged": "^14.0.1",
     "mongodb-memory-server": "8.12.2",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.12",
+    "nodemon": "3.0.1",
     "prettier": "^3.0.3",
     "qs": "6.11.2",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts
index 17d7bdd627..e396c96ae5 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ export const connect: Connect = async function connect(this: PostgresAdapter, pa
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
-  // TODO: Bring this log back once we figure out logging issues
-  // this.payload.logger.info('Connected to Postgres successfully')
+  this.payload.logger.info('Connected to Postgres successfully')
 
   // Only push schema if not in production
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || process.env.PAYLOAD_MIGRATING === 'true') return
@@ -50,14 +49,13 @@ export const connect: Connect = async function connect(this: PostgresAdapter, pa
   // })
 
   if (warnings.length) {
-    console.log({
+    this.payload.logger.info({
       msg: `Warnings detected during schema push: ${warnings.join('\n')}`,
       warnings,
     })
 
     if (hasDataLoss) {
-      // TODO: Bring this log back once we figure out logging issues
-      console.log({
+      this.payload.logger.info({
         msg: 'DATA LOSS WARNING: Possible data loss detected if schema is pushed.',
       })
     }
diff --git a/packages/payload/nodemon.json b/packages/payload/nodemon.json
index fc33328104..392113e48e 100644
--- a/packages/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/packages/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     "src/**/*.spec.ts",
     "test/**/payload-types.ts"
   ],
-  "watch": ["src/**/*.ts", "../../test/", "packages/**/*.ts"]
+  "watch": ["src/**/*.ts", "../../test/", "../../packages/**/*.ts"],
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/bin/migrate.ts b/packages/payload/src/bin/migrate.ts
index b8007f551b..248a7737da 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/bin/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/bin/migrate.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 import payload from '..'
+import { prettySyncLoggerDestination } from '../utilities/logger'
+
+/**
+ * The default logger's options did not allow for forcing sync logging
+ * Using these options, to force both pretty print and sync logging
+ */
+const prettySyncLogger = {
+  loggerDestination: prettySyncLoggerDestination,
+  loggerOptions: {},
+}
 
 const availableCommands = [
   'migrate',
@@ -20,6 +30,7 @@ export const migrate = async (args: string[]): Promise<void> => {
     disableOnInit: true,
     local: true,
     secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || '--unused--',
+    ...prettySyncLogger,
   })
 
   const adapter = payload.db
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/payload.ts b/packages/payload/src/payload.ts
index 390dd6741d..aa2c93df41 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/payload.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/payload.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export class BasePayload<TGeneratedTypes extends GeneratedTypes> {
   async init(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload> {
     this.logger = Logger('payload', options.loggerOptions, options.loggerDestination)
 
-    // this.logger.info('Starting Payload...')
+    this.logger.info('Starting Payload...')
     if (!options.secret) {
       throw new Error('Error: missing secret key. A secret key is needed to secure Payload.')
     }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/utilities/logger.ts b/packages/payload/src/utilities/logger.ts
index 17759c913b..cef225fde2 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/utilities/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/utilities/logger.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
 import pino from 'pino'
+import prettifier from 'pino-pretty'
 
 export type PayloadLogger = pino.Logger
 
-const defaultLoggerOptions: pino.LoggerOptions = {
+const prettyOptions = {
+  colorize: true,
+  ignore: 'pid,hostname',
+  translateTime: 'HH:MM:ss',
+}
+
+export const defaultLoggerOptions: pino.LoggerOptions = {
   transport: {
-    options: {
-      colorize: true,
-      ignore: 'pid,hostname',
-      translateTime: 'HH:MM:ss',
-    },
+    options: prettyOptions,
     target: 'pino-pretty',
   },
 }
 
+export const prettySyncLoggerDestination = prettifier({
+  ...prettyOptions,
+  destination: 1, // stdout
+  sync: true,
+})
+
 const getLogger = (
   name = 'payload',
   options?: pino.LoggerOptions,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0d0f1a1695..23a4edf609 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ importers:
       node-fetch:
         specifier: 2.6.12
         version: 2.6.12
+      nodemon:
+        specifier: 3.0.1
+        version: 3.0.1
       prettier:
         specifier: ^3.0.3
         version: 3.0.3
@@ -6419,7 +6422,7 @@ packages:
       handlebars: 4.7.8
       json-stringify-safe: 5.0.1
       meow: 8.1.2
-      semver: 7.5.1
+      semver: 7.5.4
       split: 1.0.1
     dev: true
 
@@ -8616,7 +8619,7 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       meow: 8.1.2
-      semver: 7.5.1
+      semver: 7.5.4
     dev: true
 
   /git-up@7.0.0:
@@ -11306,7 +11309,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       hosted-git-info: 4.1.0
       is-core-module: 2.13.0
-      semver: 7.5.1
+      semver: 7.5.4
       validate-npm-package-license: 3.0.4
     dev: true
 
diff --git a/test/dev.ts b/test/dev.ts
index 7fad033ffd..a5e8540eac 100644
--- a/test/dev.ts
+++ b/test/dev.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 
 import payload from '../packages/payload/src'
+import { prettySyncLoggerDestination } from '../packages/payload/src/utilities/logger'
 import { startLivePreviewDemo } from './live-preview/startLivePreviewDemo'
 
 dotenv.config()
 
 const [testSuiteDir] = process.argv.slice(2)
 
+/**
+ * The default logger's options did not allow for forcing sync logging
+ * Using these options, to force both pretty print and sync logging
+ */
+const prettySyncLogger = {
+  loggerDestination: prettySyncLoggerDestination,
+  loggerOptions: {},
+}
+
 if (!testSuiteDir) {
   console.error('ERROR: You must provide an argument for "testSuiteDir"')
   process.exit(1)
@@ -47,6 +57,7 @@ const startDev = async () => {
       fromName: 'Payload',
       fromAddress: 'hello@payloadcms.com',
     },
+    ...prettySyncLogger,
     onInit: async (payload) => {
       payload.logger.info('Payload Dev Server Initialized')
     },