diff --git a/src/nemo/lens/logging_bridge.py b/src/nemo/lens/logging_bridge.py
index 4840de0..c8d964c 100644
--- a/src/nemo/lens/logging_bridge.py
+++ b/src/nemo/lens/logging_bridge.py
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ def setup_logging_bridge(logger_name: str = "", level: int = logging.INFO) -> No
         if not isinstance(logger_provider, LoggerProvider):
             return
 
+        logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+        if any(isinstance(h, LoggingHandler) for h in logger.handlers):
+            return
+
         handler = LoggingHandler(logger_provider=logger_provider)
         handler.setLevel(level)
-        logging.getLogger(logger_name).addHandler(handler)
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
     except ImportError:
         # OTel logs SDK not installed; silently skip
         pass
diff --git a/tests/test_logging_bridge.py b/tests/test_logging_bridge.py
index c0e2a34..792cf56 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging_bridge.py
+++ b/tests/test_logging_bridge.py
@@ -54,6 +54,36 @@ def __init__(self, logger_provider):
     logger.handlers.clear()
 
 
+def test_setup_logging_bridge_is_idempotent(monkeypatch):
+    """Verify repeated setup does not stack duplicate OTel handlers."""
+    logs_module = types.ModuleType("opentelemetry._logs")
+    sdk_logs_module = types.ModuleType("opentelemetry.sdk._logs")
+
+    class LoggerProvider:
+        pass
+
+    class LoggingHandler(logging.Handler):
+        def __init__(self, logger_provider):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.logger_provider = logger_provider
+
+    provider = LoggerProvider()
+    logs_module.get_logger_provider = lambda: provider
+    sdk_logs_module.LoggerProvider = LoggerProvider
+    sdk_logs_module.LoggingHandler = LoggingHandler
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, logs_module.__name__, logs_module)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, sdk_logs_module.__name__, sdk_logs_module)
+
+    logger = logging.getLogger("nemo.lens.test.logging_bridge.idempotent")
+    logger.handlers.clear()
+
+    setup_logging_bridge(logger.name)
+    setup_logging_bridge(logger.name)
+
+    assert len(logger.handlers) == 1
+    logger.handlers.clear()
+
+
 def test_setup_logging_bridge_skips_non_sdk_provider(monkeypatch):
     """Verify non-SDK logger providers are ignored without adding handlers."""
     logs_module = types.ModuleType("opentelemetry._logs")