diff --git a/log/logger.go b/log/logger.go
index bb0896eea541..6697c805af6d 100644
--- a/log/logger.go
+++ b/log/logger.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package log
 
 import (
-	"encoding"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -11,6 +10,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/pkgerrors"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	zerolog.InterfaceMarshalFunc = func(i interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+		switch v := i.(type) {
+		case fmt.Stringer:
+			return json.Marshal(v.String())
+		default:
+			return json.Marshal(i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // ModuleKey defines a module logging key.
 const ModuleKey = "module"
 
@@ -42,6 +52,18 @@ type Logger interface {
 	Impl() any
 }
 
+// WithJSONMarshal configure zerolog global json encoding
+func WithJSONMarshal(marshaler func(v any) ([]byte, error)) {
+	zerolog.InterfaceMarshalFunc = func(i interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+		switch v := i.(type) {
+		case fmt.Stringer:
+			return marshaler(v.String())
+		default:
+			return marshaler(i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type zeroLogWrapper struct {
 	*zerolog.Logger
 }
@@ -59,21 +81,6 @@ func NewLogger(dst io.Writer, options ...Option) Logger {
 	for _, opt := range options {
 		opt(&logCfg)
 	}
-	// set default jsonMarshaler to json.Marshal for compatibility
-	jsonMarshaler := json.Marshal
-	if logCfg.JSONMarshal != nil {
-		jsonMarshaler = logCfg.JSONMarshal
-	}
-	zerolog.InterfaceMarshalFunc = func(i interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
-		switch v := i.(type) {
-		case json.Marshaler, encoding.TextMarshaler:
-			return jsonMarshaler(i)
-		case fmt.Stringer:
-			return jsonMarshaler(v.String())
-		default:
-			return jsonMarshaler(i)
-		}
-	}
 
 	output := dst
 	if !logCfg.OutputJSON {
diff --git a/log/options.go b/log/options.go
index e2a55679a096..22a1eb22841f 100644
--- a/log/options.go
+++ b/log/options.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package log
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -9,24 +8,22 @@ import (
 
 // defaultConfig has all the options disabled, except Color and TimeFormat
 var defaultConfig = Config{
-	Level:       zerolog.NoLevel,
-	Filter:      nil,
-	OutputJSON:  false,
-	Color:       true,
-	StackTrace:  false,
-	TimeFormat:  time.Kitchen,
-	JSONMarshal: json.Marshal,
+	Level:      zerolog.NoLevel,
+	Filter:     nil,
+	OutputJSON: false,
+	Color:      true,
+	StackTrace: false,
+	TimeFormat: time.Kitchen,
 }
 
 // Config defines configuration for the logger.
 type Config struct {
-	Level       zerolog.Level
-	Filter      FilterFunc
-	OutputJSON  bool
-	Color       bool
-	StackTrace  bool
-	TimeFormat  string
-	JSONMarshal func(v any) ([]byte, error)
+	Level      zerolog.Level
+	Filter     FilterFunc
+	OutputJSON bool
+	Color      bool
+	StackTrace bool
+	TimeFormat string
 }
 
 type Option func(*Config)
@@ -90,10 +87,3 @@ func TraceOption(val bool) Option {
 		cfg.StackTrace = val
 	}
 }
-
-// JSONMarshalOption add option to configure custom JSON encoding
-func JSONMarshalOption(f func(v any) ([]byte, error)) Option {
-	return func(cfg *Config) {
-		cfg.JSONMarshal = f
-	}
-}