diff --git a/azure.yaml b/azure.yaml
index c483ddedd..b6a896bd5 100644
--- a/azure.yaml
+++ b/azure.yaml
@@ -40,28 +40,24 @@ hooks:
         Yellow='\033[1;33m'
         NC='\033[0m'
 
-        echo ""
-        echo "${Yellow}==============================================================="
-        echo "${Green} POST-DEPLOYMENT STEPS (Bash) "
-        echo "${Yellow}===============================================================${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf "\n"
+        printf "${Yellow}===============================================================\n"
+        printf "${Green} POST-DEPLOYMENT STEPS (Bash)\n"
+        printf "${Yellow}===============================================================${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo " STEP 1: Upload Team Configurations to Cosmos DB"
-        echo "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/upload_team_config.sh${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf " STEP 1: Upload Team Configurations to Cosmos DB\n"
+        printf "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/upload_team_config.sh${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo " STEP 2: Index Sample Data into Azure Search"
-        echo "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/process_sample_data.sh${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf " STEP 2: Index Sample Data into Azure Search\n"
+        printf "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/process_sample_data.sh${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo "💡 Alternatively, you can run above BOTH steps together using:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/team_config_and_data.sh${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf "💡 Alternatively, you can run above BOTH steps together using:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/team_config_and_data.sh${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo "🌐 Access your deployed Frontend application at:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}https://$webSiteDefaultHostname${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf "🌐 Access your deployed Frontend application at:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}https://%s${NC}\n\n" "$webSiteDefaultHostname"
+        
       shell: sh
       interactive: true
diff --git a/azure_custom.yaml b/azure_custom.yaml
index c6cfd8be8..4335a9e52 100644
--- a/azure_custom.yaml
+++ b/azure_custom.yaml
@@ -77,28 +77,23 @@ hooks:
         Yellow='\033[1;33m'
         NC='\033[0m'
 
-        echo ""
-        echo "${Yellow}==============================================================="
-        echo "${Green} POST-DEPLOYMENT STEPS (Bash) "
-        echo "${Yellow}===============================================================${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf "\n"
+        printf "${Yellow}===============================================================\n"
+        printf "${Green} POST-DEPLOYMENT STEPS (Bash)\n"
+        printf "${Yellow}===============================================================${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo " STEP 1: Upload Team Configurations to Cosmos DB"
-        echo "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/upload_team_config.sh${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf " STEP 1: Upload Team Configurations to Cosmos DB\n"
+        printf "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/upload_team_config.sh${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo " STEP 2: Index Sample Data into Azure Search"
-        echo "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/process_sample_data.sh${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf " STEP 2: Index Sample Data into Azure Search\n"
+        printf "  👉 Run the following command in Bash:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/process_sample_data.sh${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo "💡 Alternatively, you can run above BOTH steps together using:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/team_config_and_data.sh${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf "💡 Alternatively, you can run above BOTH steps together using:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}bash infra/scripts/team_config_and_data.sh${NC}\n\n"
 
-        echo "🌐 Access your deployed Frontend application at:"
-        echo "   ${Blue}https://$webSiteDefaultHostname${NC}"
-        echo ""
+        printf "🌐 Access your deployed Frontend application at:\n"
+        printf "   ${Blue}https://%s${NC}\n\n" "$webSiteDefaultHostname"
       shell: sh
       interactive: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/infra/main.bicep b/infra/main.bicep
index c16f622e8..c268b51f6 100644
--- a/infra/main.bicep
+++ b/infra/main.bicep
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ param enablePrivateNetworking bool = false
 
 @secure()
 @description('Optional. The user name for the administrator account of the virtual machine. Allows to customize credentials if `enablePrivateNetworking` is set to true.')
-param virtualMachineAdminUsername string = take(newGuid(), 20)
+param virtualMachineAdminUsername string?
 
 @description('Optional. The password for the administrator account of the virtual machine. Allows to customize credentials if `enablePrivateNetworking` is set to true.')
 @secure()
-param virtualMachineAdminPassword string = newGuid()
+param virtualMachineAdminPassword string?
 
 // These parameters are changed for testing - please reset as part of publication
 
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ module virtualMachine 'br/public:avm/res/compute/virtual-machine:0.17.0' = if (e
     computerName: take(virtualMachineResourceName, 15)
     osType: 'Windows'
     vmSize: virtualMachineSize
-    adminUsername: virtualMachineAdminUsername
-    adminPassword: virtualMachineAdminPassword
+    adminUsername: virtualMachineAdminUsername ?? 'JumpboxAdminUser'
+    adminPassword: virtualMachineAdminPassword ?? 'JumpboxAdminP@ssw0rd1234!'
     patchMode: 'AutomaticByPlatform'
     bypassPlatformSafetyChecksOnUserSchedule: true
     maintenanceConfigurationResourceId: maintenanceConfiguration!.outputs.resourceId
@@ -1339,8 +1339,19 @@ module containerApp 'br/public:avm/res/app/container-app:0.18.1' = {
             name: 'AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME'
             value: aiFoundryAiServicesModelDeployment.name
           }
+          {
+            name: 'AZURE_BASIC_LOGGING_LEVEL'
+            value: 'INFO'
+          }
+          {
+            name: 'AZURE_PACKAGE_LOGGING_LEVEL'
+            value: 'WARNING'
+          }
+          {
+            name: 'AZURE_LOGGING_PACKAGES'
+            value: ''
+          }
         ]
-        
       }
     ]
     secrets: [
@@ -1500,9 +1511,6 @@ module webSite 'modules/web-sites.bicep' = {
           WEBSITES_CONTAINER_START_TIME_LIMIT: '1800' // 30 minutes, adjust as needed
           BACKEND_API_URL: 'https://${containerApp.outputs.fqdn}'
           AUTH_ENABLED: 'false'
-          AZURE_BASIC_LOGGING_LEVEL: 'INFO'
-          AZURE_PACKAGE_LOGGING_LEVEL: 'WARNING'
-          AZURE_LOGGING_PACKAGES: ''
         }
         // WAF aligned configuration for Monitoring
         applicationInsightResourceId: enableMonitoring ? applicationInsights!.outputs.resourceId : null
diff --git a/infra/main_custom.bicep b/infra/main_custom.bicep
index faf327e4f..8612b9012 100644
--- a/infra/main_custom.bicep
+++ b/infra/main_custom.bicep
@@ -124,12 +124,11 @@ param enablePrivateNetworking bool = false
 
 @secure()
 @description('Optional. The user name for the administrator account of the virtual machine. Allows to customize credentials if `enablePrivateNetworking` is set to true.')
-param virtualMachineAdminUsername string = take(newGuid(), 20)
+param virtualMachineAdminUsername string?
 
 @description('Optional. The password for the administrator account of the virtual machine. Allows to customize credentials if `enablePrivateNetworking` is set to true.')
 @secure()
-param virtualMachineAdminPassword string = newGuid()
-
+param virtualMachineAdminPassword string?
 // These parameters are changed for testing - please reset as part of publication
 
 @description('Optional. The Container Registry hostname where the docker images for the backend are located.')
@@ -923,8 +922,8 @@ module virtualMachine 'br/public:avm/res/compute/virtual-machine:0.17.0' = if (e
     computerName: take(virtualMachineResourceName, 15)
     osType: 'Windows'
     vmSize: virtualMachineSize
-    adminUsername: virtualMachineAdminUsername
-    adminPassword: virtualMachineAdminPassword
+    adminUsername: virtualMachineAdminUsername ?? 'JumpboxAdminUser'
+    adminPassword: virtualMachineAdminPassword ?? 'JumpboxAdminP@ssw0rd1234!'
     patchMode: 'AutomaticByPlatform'
     bypassPlatformSafetyChecksOnUserSchedule: true
     maintenanceConfigurationResourceId: maintenanceConfiguration!.outputs.resourceId
@@ -1687,6 +1686,18 @@ module containerApp 'br/public:avm/res/app/container-app:0.18.1' = {
             name: 'AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME'
             value: aiFoundryAiServicesModelDeployment.name
           }
+          {
+            name: 'AZURE_BASIC_LOGGING_LEVEL'
+            value: 'INFO'
+          }
+          {
+            name: 'AZURE_PACKAGE_LOGGING_LEVEL'
+            value: 'WARNING'
+          }
+          {
+            name: 'AZURE_LOGGING_PACKAGES'
+            value: ''
+          }
         ]
       }
     ]
@@ -1856,9 +1867,6 @@ module webSite 'modules/web-sites.bicep' = {
           //WEBSITES_CONTAINER_START_TIME_LIMIT: '1800' // 30 minutes, adjust as needed
           BACKEND_API_URL: 'https://${containerApp.outputs.fqdn}'
           AUTH_ENABLED: 'false'
-          AZURE_BASIC_LOGGING_LEVEL: 'INFO'
-          AZURE_PACKAGE_LOGGING_LEVEL: 'WARNING'
-          AZURE_LOGGING_PACKAGES: ''
           ENABLE_ORYX_BUILD: 'True'
         }
         // WAF aligned configuration for Monitoring
diff --git a/src/backend/common/utils/utils_kernel.py b/src/backend/common/utils/utils_kernel.py
index 85fc2fac0..aa2d362fc 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/utils/utils_kernel.py
+++ b/src/backend/common/utils/utils_kernel.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 from v3.config.agent_registry import agent_registry
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 # Cache for agent instances by session
 agent_instances: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}