diff --git a/apps/user_picker/src/components/ProfilesCustomPicker.vue b/apps/user_picker/src/components/ProfilesCustomPicker.vue
index 26fff48ba9f..d3b6dcf755b 100644
--- a/apps/user_picker/src/components/ProfilesCustomPicker.vue
+++ b/apps/user_picker/src/components/ProfilesCustomPicker.vue
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import NcEmptyContent from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcEmptyContent'
 import NcSelect from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcSelect'
 import AccountOutline from 'vue-material-design-icons/AccountOutline.vue'
 import ArrowRightIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ArrowRight.vue'
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.ts'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'ProfilesCustomPicker',
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@ export default {
 						isNoUser: userAutocomplete.source.startsWith('users'),
 					}
 				})
-			} catch (err) {
-				console.error(err)
+			} catch (error) {
+				logger.error('user_picker: error while searching for users', { error })
 			} finally {
 				this.loading = false
 			}
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@ export default {
 					signal: this.abortController.signal,
 				})
 				this.reference = res.data.ocs.data.references[this.resultUrl]
-			} catch (err) {
-				console.error(err)
+			} catch (error) {
+				logger.error('user_picker: error resolving the user profile link', { error })
 			} finally {
 				this.loading = false
 			}
diff --git a/apps/user_picker/src/reference.js b/apps/user_picker/src/reference.js
index 0aedf95d9af..4ffc5e9cf84 100644
--- a/apps/user_picker/src/reference.js
+++ b/apps/user_picker/src/reference.js
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@ registerCustomPickerElement('profile_picker', async (el, { providerId, accessibl
 
 	return new NcCustomPickerRenderResult(el, app)
 }, (el, renderResult) => {
-	console.debug('Users picker custom picker destroy callback. el', el, 'renderResult:', renderResult)
 	renderResult.object.unmount()
 }, 'normal')
diff --git a/apps/user_picker/src/utils/logger.ts b/apps/user_picker/src/utils/logger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c71b7e14bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_picker/src/utils/logger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { getLoggerBuilder } from '@nextcloud/logger'
+
+export const logger = getLoggerBuilder()
+	.detectLogLevel()
+	.setApp('user_picker')
+	.build()
diff --git a/apps/user_picker/src/views/ProfilePickerReferenceWidget.vue b/apps/user_picker/src/views/ProfilePickerReferenceWidget.vue
index cc8115f3bc4..0312b1807ad 100644
--- a/apps/user_picker/src/views/ProfilePickerReferenceWidget.vue
+++ b/apps/user_picker/src/views/ProfilePickerReferenceWidget.vue
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import HandshakeOutline from 'vue-material-design-icons/HandshakeOutline.vue'
 import MapMarkerOutline from 'vue-material-design-icons/MapMarkerOutline.vue'
 import TextAccount from 'vue-material-design-icons/TextAccount.vue'
 import Web from 'vue-material-design-icons/Web.vue'
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.ts'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'ProfilePickerReferenceWidget',
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	beforeMount() {
-		console.debug('ProfilePickerReferenceWidget', this.richObject)
+		logger.debug('ProfilePickerReferenceWidget', this.richObject)
 	},
 }
 </script>