diff --git a/Framework/include/QualityControl/AggregatorRunner.h b/Framework/include/QualityControl/AggregatorRunner.h
index bb71e7ed5f..d37091cd71 100644
--- a/Framework/include/QualityControl/AggregatorRunner.h
+++ b/Framework/include/QualityControl/AggregatorRunner.h
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ class AggregatorRunner : public framework::Task
    */
   void prepareInputs();
 
-  void initInfoLogger(framework::InitContext& iCtx);
   void initDatabase();
   void initMonitoring();
   void initServiceDiscovery();
diff --git a/Framework/include/QualityControl/CheckRunner.h b/Framework/include/QualityControl/CheckRunner.h
index 2fd03eac5c..90a5f13f30 100644
--- a/Framework/include/QualityControl/CheckRunner.h
+++ b/Framework/include/QualityControl/CheckRunner.h
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ class CheckRunner : public framework::Task
   void initDatabase();
   void initMonitoring();
   void initServiceDiscovery();
-  void initInfologger(framework::InitContext& iCtx);
   void initLibraries();
 
   /**
diff --git a/Framework/include/QualityControl/TaskRunner.h b/Framework/include/QualityControl/TaskRunner.h
index dabcf9ec77..3df7186b9e 100644
--- a/Framework/include/QualityControl/TaskRunner.h
+++ b/Framework/include/QualityControl/TaskRunner.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ class TaskRunner : public framework::Task
   /// \brief Checks if all the expected data inputs are present in the provided InputRecord
   static bool isDataReady(const framework::InputRecord& inputs);
   void refreshConfig(framework::InitContext& iCtx);
-  void initInfologger(framework::InitContext& iCtx);
   void printTaskConfig() const;
   void startOfActivity();
   void endOfActivity();
diff --git a/Framework/include/QualityControl/runnerUtils.h b/Framework/include/QualityControl/runnerUtils.h
index e5e446a52e..ad2b15bf8e 100644
--- a/Framework/include/QualityControl/runnerUtils.h
+++ b/Framework/include/QualityControl/runnerUtils.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ std::string templateILDiscardFile(std::string& originalFile, framework::InitCont
 
 uint64_t getCurrentTimestamp();
 
+void initInfologger(framework::InitContext& iCtx, core::DiscardFileParameters infologgerDiscardParameters, std::string facility, std::string detectorName = "");
+
 } // namespace o2::quality_control::core
 
 #endif // QUALITYCONTROL_RUNNERUTILS_H
diff --git a/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
index 55e07f3cd2..083ca0e629 100644
--- a/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ std::string AggregatorRunner::createAggregatorRunnerName()
 
 void AggregatorRunner::init(framework::InitContext& iCtx)
 {
-  initInfoLogger(iCtx);
+  core::initInfologger(iCtx, mRunnerConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters, "aggregator");
   refreshConfig(iCtx);
   QcInfoLogger::setDetector(AggregatorRunner::getDetectorName(mAggregators));
   Bookkeeping::getInstance().init(mRunnerConfig.bookkeepingUrl);
@@ -313,26 +313,6 @@ void AggregatorRunner::initAggregators()
   reorderAggregators();
 }
 
-void AggregatorRunner::initInfoLogger(InitContext& iCtx)
-{
-  // TODO : the method should be merged with the other, similar, methods in *Runners
-
-  InfoLoggerContext* ilContext = nullptr;
-  AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger* il = nullptr;
-  try {
-    ilContext = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLoggerContext>();
-    il = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger>();
-  } catch (const RuntimeErrorRef& err) {
-    ILOG(Error) << "Could not find the DPL InfoLogger." << ENDM;
-  }
-
-  mRunnerConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile = templateILDiscardFile(mRunnerConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile, iCtx);
-  QcInfoLogger::init("aggregator",
-                     mRunnerConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters,
-                     il,
-                     ilContext);
-}
-
 void AggregatorRunner::initLibraries()
 {
   std::set<std::string> moduleNames;
diff --git a/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
index 73327f8635..82775edfd7 100644
--- a/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void CheckRunner::refreshConfig(InitContext& iCtx)
 void CheckRunner::init(framework::InitContext& iCtx)
 {
   try {
-    initInfologger(iCtx);
+    core::initInfologger(iCtx, mConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters, createCheckRunnerFacility(mDeviceName));
     refreshConfig(iCtx);
     Bookkeeping::getInstance().init(mConfig.bookkeepingUrl);
     initDatabase();
@@ -497,26 +497,6 @@ void CheckRunner::initServiceDiscovery()
   ILOG(Info, Support) << "ServiceDiscovery initialized" << ENDM;
 }
 
-void CheckRunner::initInfologger(framework::InitContext& iCtx)
-{
-  // TODO : the method should be merged with the other, similar, methods in *Runners
-
-  InfoLoggerContext* ilContext = nullptr;
-  AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger* il = nullptr;
-  try {
-    ilContext = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLoggerContext>();
-    il = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger>();
-  } catch (const RuntimeErrorRef& err) {
-    ILOG(Error) << "Could not find the DPL InfoLogger." << ENDM;
-  }
-
-  mConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile = templateILDiscardFile(mConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile, iCtx);
-  QcInfoLogger::init(createCheckRunnerFacility(mDeviceName),
-                     mConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters,
-                     il,
-                     ilContext);
-}
-
 void CheckRunner::initLibraries()
 {
   std::set<std::string> moduleNames;
diff --git a/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx
index 9cd97fa4e8..3029eb4957 100644
--- a/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx
@@ -117,30 +117,9 @@ void TaskRunner::refreshConfig(InitContext& iCtx)
   }
 }
 
-void TaskRunner::initInfologger(InitContext& iCtx)
-{
-  // TODO : the method should be merged with the other, similar, methods in *Runners
-
-  AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLoggerContext* ilContext = nullptr;
-  AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger* il = nullptr;
-  try {
-    ilContext = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLoggerContext>();
-    il = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger>();
-  } catch (const RuntimeErrorRef& err) {
-    ILOG(Error, Devel) << "Could not find the DPL InfoLogger" << ENDM;
-  }
-
-  mTaskConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile = templateILDiscardFile(mTaskConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile, iCtx);
-  QcInfoLogger::init("task/" + mTaskConfig.taskName,
-                     mTaskConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters,
-                     il,
-                     ilContext);
-  QcInfoLogger::setDetector(mTaskConfig.detectorName);
-}
-
 void TaskRunner::init(InitContext& iCtx)
 {
-  initInfologger(iCtx);
+  core::initInfologger(iCtx, mTaskConfig.infologgerDiscardParameters, "task/" + mTaskConfig.taskName, mTaskConfig.detectorName);
   ILOG(Info, Devel) << "Initializing TaskRunner" << ENDM;
 
   refreshConfig(iCtx);
diff --git a/Framework/src/runnerUtils.cxx b/Framework/src/runnerUtils.cxx
index a6421de4a8..d1e4cc9af5 100644
--- a/Framework/src/runnerUtils.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/runnerUtils.cxx
@@ -152,4 +152,25 @@ uint64_t getCurrentTimestamp()
   return value.count();
 }
 
+void initInfologger(framework::InitContext& iCtx, core::DiscardFileParameters infologgerDiscardParameters, std::string facility, std::string detectorName)
+{
+  AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLoggerContext* ilContext = nullptr;
+  AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger* il = nullptr;
+  try {
+    ilContext = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLoggerContext>();
+    il = &iCtx.services().get<AliceO2::InfoLogger::InfoLogger>();
+  } catch (const framework::RuntimeErrorRef& err) {
+    ILOG(Error, Devel) << "Could not find the DPL InfoLogger" << ENDM;
+  }
+
+  infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile = templateILDiscardFile(infologgerDiscardParameters.discardFile, iCtx);
+  QcInfoLogger::init(facility,
+                     infologgerDiscardParameters,
+                     il,
+                     ilContext);
+  if (!detectorName.empty()) {
+    QcInfoLogger::setDetector(detectorName);
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace o2::quality_control::core
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