diff --git a/cmd/placeholder.go b/cmd/placeholder.go
index c2c6015..5242130 100644
--- a/cmd/placeholder.go
+++ b/cmd/placeholder.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"dbbackup/internal/logger"
 	"dbbackup/internal/tui"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ var interactiveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long:    `Start the interactive menu system for guided backup operations.`,
 	Aliases: []string{"menu", "ui"},
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		// Start the interactive TUI
-		return tui.RunInteractiveMenu(cfg, log)
+		// Start the interactive TUI with silent logger to prevent console output conflicts
+		silentLog := logger.NewSilent()
+		return tui.RunInteractiveMenu(cfg, silentLog)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/logger/logger.go b/internal/logger/logger.go
index e8c24e4..58a9134 100644
--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ func New(level, format string) Logger {
 	}
 }
 
+// NewSilent creates a logger that discards all output (for TUI mode)
+func NewSilent() Logger {
+	l := logrus.New()
+	l.SetLevel(logrus.InfoLevel)
+	l.SetOutput(io.Discard) // Discard all log output
+	l.SetFormatter(&CleanFormatter{})
+
+	return &logger{
+		logrus: l,
+		level:  logrus.InfoLevel,
+		format: "text",
+	}
+}
+
 func (l *logger) Debug(msg string, args ...any) {
 	l.logWithFields(logrus.DebugLevel, msg, args...)
 }