diff --git a/e2e/cli-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/help.e2e.test.ts.snap b/e2e/cli-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/help.e2e.test.ts.snap
index 7143fbe32..d3ecea32c 100644
--- a/e2e/cli-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/help.e2e.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/cli-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/help.e2e.test.ts.snap
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Options:
                              s       [string] [default: \\"code-pushup.config.js\\"]
       --persist.outputDir    Directory for the produced reports         [string]
       --persist.filename     Filename for the produced reports.         [string]
-      --persist.format       Format of the report output. e.g. \`md\`, \`json\`, \`st
-                             dout\`                                       [array]
+      --persist.format       Format of the report output. e.g. \`md\`, \`json\`
+                                                                         [array]
       --upload.organization  Organization slug from portal              [string]
       --upload.project       Project slug from portal                   [string]
       --upload.server        URL to your portal server                  [string]
diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index eaffa8462..e03058466 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ _If you're looking for programmatic usage, then refer to the underlying [@code-p
    export default {
      persist: {
        outputDir: '.code-pushup',
-       format: ['json', 'md', 'stdout'],
+       format: ['json', 'md'],
      },
      plugins: [
        // ...
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/implementation/core-config-options.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/implementation/core-config-options.ts
index 9d9a8d54c..ad8bce16c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/implementation/core-config-options.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/implementation/core-config-options.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function yargsCoreConfigOptionsDefinition(): Record<ArgNames, Options> {
       type: 'string',
     },
     'persist.format': {
-      describe: 'Format of the report output. e.g. `md`, `json`, `stdout`',
+      describe: 'Format of the report output. e.g. `md`, `json`',
       type: 'array',
     },
     // upload
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.integration.test.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.integration.test.ts
index c2efa8ef8..f04e02d21 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.integration.test.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ describe('persistReport', () => {
     expect(() => readReport('md')).toThrow('no such file or directory');
   });
 
-  it('should log to console when format is stdout`', async () => {
-    const persist = persistConfig({ outputDir, format: ['stdout'] });
+  it('should log to console regardless of format`', async () => {
+    const persist = persistConfig({ outputDir, format: [] });
 
     await persistReport(dummyReport, {
       ...dummyConfig,
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ describe('persistReport', () => {
     const jsonReport: Report = readReport('json');
     expect(jsonReport.packageName).toBe('@code-pushup/core');
 
-    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     expect(() => readReport('md')).toThrow('no such file or directory');
   });
 
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ describe('persistReport', () => {
       `${FOOTER_PREFIX} [Code PushUp](${README_LINK})`,
     );
 
-    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     expect(() => readFileSync(reportPath('json'))).not.toThrow(
       'no such file or directory',
     );
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ describe('persistReport', () => {
   it('should persist all formats`', async () => {
     const persist = persistConfig({
       outputDir,
-      format: ['json', 'md', 'stdout'],
+      format: ['json', 'md'],
     });
     await persistReport(dummyReport, {
       ...dummyConfig,
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ describe('persistReport', () => {
   });
 
   it('should persist some formats`', async () => {
-    const persist = persistConfig({ outputDir, format: ['md', 'stdout'] });
+    const persist = persistConfig({ outputDir, format: ['md'] });
     await persistReport(dummyReport, {
       ...dummyConfig,
       persist,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.ts
index 3a51f405d..c5d7e9a85 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/persist.ts
@@ -30,13 +30,10 @@ export async function persistReport(
   const { persist } = config;
   const outputDir = persist.outputDir;
   const filename = persist.filename;
-  const format =
-    persist.format && persist.format.length !== 0 ? persist.format : ['stdout'];
-  let scoredReport;
-  if (format.includes('stdout')) {
-    scoredReport = scoreReport(report);
-    console.log(reportToStdout(scoredReport));
-  }
+  const format = persist.format ?? [];
+
+  let scoredReport = scoreReport(report);
+  console.log(reportToStdout(scoredReport));
 
   // collect physical format outputs
   const results: { format: string; content: string }[] = [
diff --git a/packages/models/src/lib/persist-config.ts b/packages/models/src/lib/persist-config.ts
index 9e43af420..00e480e61 100644
--- a/packages/models/src/lib/persist-config.ts
+++ b/packages/models/src/lib/persist-config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { fileNameSchema, filePathSchema } from './implementation/schemas';
 
-export const formatSchema = z.enum(['json', 'stdout', 'md']);
+export const formatSchema = z.enum(['json', 'md']);
 export type Format = z.infer<typeof formatSchema>;
 
 export const persistConfigSchema = z.object({
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const persistConfigSchema = z.object({
   filename: fileNameSchema('Artifacts file name (without extension)').default(
     'report',
   ),
-  format: z.array(formatSchema).default(['stdout']).optional(), // @TODO remove default or optional value and otherwise it will not set defaults.
+  format: z.array(formatSchema).default(['json']).optional(), // @TODO remove default or optional value and otherwise it will not set defaults.
 });
 
 export type PersistConfig = z.infer<typeof persistConfigSchema>;
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/files/code-pushup.config.ts.template b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/files/code-pushup.config.ts.template
index ebed45fe7..79631b3b9 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/files/code-pushup.config.ts.template
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/files/code-pushup.config.ts.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { CoreConfig } from '@code-pushup/models';
 const config: CoreConfig = {
   persist: {
     outputDir: '.code-pushup',
-    format: ['json', 'md', 'stdout'],
+    format: ['json', 'md'],
   },
   plugins: [
     // ...