diff --git a/lib/service/service.go b/lib/service/service.go
index 97fbd4a03e370..24c1d123e23ec 100644
--- a/lib/service/service.go
+++ b/lib/service/service.go
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ func (process *TeleportProcess) initProxyEndpoint(conn *Connector) error {
 
 	transportService, err := transportv1.NewService(transportv1.ServerConfig{
 		FIPS:   cfg.FIPS,
-		Logger: process.log.WithField(teleport.ComponentKey, "transport"),
+		Logger: process.logger.With(teleport.ComponentKey, "transport"),
 		Dialer: proxyRouter,
 		SignerFn: func(authzCtx *authz.Context, clusterName string) agentless.SignerCreator {
 			return agentless.SignerFromAuthzContext(authzCtx, accessPoint, clusterName)
diff --git a/lib/srv/transport/transportv1/transport.go b/lib/srv/transport/transportv1/transport.go
index f019875186af7..c1ce020707ae6 100644
--- a/lib/srv/transport/transportv1/transport.go
+++ b/lib/srv/transport/transportv1/transport.go
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	// to run in FIPS mode.
 	FIPS bool
 	// Logger provides a mechanism to log output.
-	Logger logrus.FieldLogger
+	Logger *slog.Logger
 	// Dialer is used to establish remote connections.
 	Dialer Dialer
 	// SignerFn is used to create an [ssh.Signer] for an authenticated connection.
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *ServerConfig) CheckAndSetDefaults() error {
 	}
 
 	if c.Logger == nil {
-		c.Logger = utils.NewLogger().WithField(teleport.ComponentKey, "transport")
+		c.Logger = slog.With(teleport.ComponentKey, "transport")
 	}
 
 	if c.agentGetterFn == nil {
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ func (s *Service) ProxySSH(stream transportv1pb.TransportService_ProxySSHServer)
 			req, err := stream.Recv()
 			if err != nil {
 				if !utils.IsOKNetworkError(err) && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) && status.Code(err) != codes.Canceled {
-					s.cfg.Logger.Errorf("ssh stream terminated unexpectedly: %v", err)
+					s.cfg.Logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "ssh stream terminated unexpectedly", "error", err)
 				}
 
 				return
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ func (s *Service) ProxySSH(stream transportv1pb.TransportService_ProxySSHServer)
 			case *transportv1pb.ProxySSHRequest_Agent:
 				agentStream.incomingC <- frame.Agent.Payload
 			default:
-				s.cfg.Logger.Errorf("received unexpected ssh frame: %T", frame)
+				s.cfg.Logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "received unexpected ssh frame", "frame", reflect.TypeOf(frame))
 				continue
 			}
 		}