diff --git a/.github/actions/code-pushup/src/runner.ts b/.github/actions/code-pushup/src/runner.ts
index f1fbbbc87..fb14fc187 100644
--- a/.github/actions/code-pushup/src/runner.ts
+++ b/.github/actions/code-pushup/src/runner.ts
@@ -129,42 +129,51 @@ function createGitHubApiClient(): ProviderAPIClient {
   };
 }
 
+function setupOptions(): Options {
+  const isMonorepo = process.env['MODE'] === 'monorepo';
+
+  if (isMonorepo) {
+    return {
+      jobId: 'monorepo-mode',
+      monorepo: 'nx',
+      nxProjectsFilter: '--with-target=code-pushup --exclude=workspace',
+      configPatterns: {
+        persist: {
+          ...DEFAULT_PERSIST_CONFIG,
+          outputDir: '.code-pushup/{projectName}',
+        },
+        ...(process.env['CP_API_KEY'] && {
+          upload: {
+            server: 'https://api.staging.code-pushup.dev/graphql',
+            apiKey: process.env['CP_API_KEY'],
+            organization: 'code-pushup',
+            project: 'cli-{projectName}',
+          },
+        }),
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  // tsx importer need to resolve plugin runner scripts
+  // eslint-disable-next-line functional/immutable-data
+  process.env['NODE_OPTIONS'] = '--import=tsx';
+
+  return {
+    jobId: 'standalone-mode',
+    // run without Nx to demonstrate native GitHub Actions log groups
+    bin: 'node packages/cli/src/index.ts',
+  };
+}
+
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     if (core.isDebug()) {
       logger.setVerbose(true);
     }
 
-    const isMonorepo = process.env['MODE'] === 'monorepo';
-
-    const options: Options = isMonorepo
-      ? {
-          jobId: 'monorepo-mode',
-          monorepo: 'nx',
-          nxProjectsFilter: '--with-target=code-pushup --exclude=workspace',
-          configPatterns: {
-            persist: {
-              ...DEFAULT_PERSIST_CONFIG,
-              outputDir: '.code-pushup/{projectName}',
-            },
-            ...(process.env['CP_API_KEY'] && {
-              upload: {
-                server: 'https://api.staging.code-pushup.dev/graphql',
-                apiKey: process.env['CP_API_KEY'],
-                organization: 'code-pushup',
-                project: 'cli-{projectName}',
-              },
-            }),
-          },
-        }
-      : {
-          jobId: 'standalone-mode',
-          bin: 'npx nx code-pushup --',
-        };
-
     const gitRefs = parseGitRefs();
-
     const apiClient = createGitHubApiClient();
+    const options = setupOptions();
 
     const result = await runInCI(gitRefs, apiClient, options);
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.int.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.int.test.ts
index e14869f16..6be9cc114 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.int.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.int.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('Logger', () => {
     vi.stubEnv('CI', 'false');
     vi.stubEnv('GITHUB_ACTIONS', 'false');
     vi.stubEnv('GITLAB_CI', 'false');
+    vi.stubEnv('NX_TASK_TARGET_TARGET', '');
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
@@ -247,6 +248,28 @@ ${ansis.cyan('└')} ${ansis.green(`Total line coverage is ${ansis.bold('82%')}`
 └ ESLint reported 4 errors and 11 warnings (1.23 s)
 ::endgroup::
 
+`);
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT use native GitHub Actions log groups if run within Nx target', async () => {
+      vi.stubEnv('CI', 'true');
+      vi.stubEnv('GITHUB_ACTIONS', 'true');
+      vi.stubEnv('NX_TASK_TARGET_TARGET', 'code-pushup');
+      performanceNowSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(0).mockReturnValueOnce(1234); // group duration: 1.23 s
+      const logger = new Logger();
+
+      await logger.group('Running plugin "ESLint"', async () => {
+        logger.info('$ npx eslint . --format=json');
+        logger.warn('Skipping unknown rule "deprecation/deprecation"');
+        return 'ESLint reported 4 errors and 11 warnings';
+      });
+
+      expect(ansis.strip(stdout)).toBe(`
+❯ Running plugin "ESLint"
+│ $ npx eslint . --format=json
+│ Skipping unknown rule "deprecation/deprecation"
+└ ESLint reported 4 errors and 11 warnings (1.23 s)
+
 `);
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.ts b/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.ts
index 81f9849f5..8777771ce 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/lib/logger.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { formatDuration, indentLines, transformLines } from './formatting.js';
 import { settlePromise } from './promises.js';
 
 type GroupColor = Extract<AnsiColors, 'cyan' | 'magenta'>;
-type CiPlatform = 'GitHub Actions' | 'GitLab CI/CD';
+type CiPlatform = 'GitHub' | 'GitLab';
 
 /** Additional options for log methods */
 export type LogOptions = {
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ export class Logger {
   #isVerbose = isEnvVarEnabled('CP_VERBOSE');
   #isCI = isEnvVarEnabled('CI');
   #ciPlatform: CiPlatform | undefined = isEnvVarEnabled('GITHUB_ACTIONS')
-    ? 'GitHub Actions'
+    ? 'GitHub'
     : isEnvVarEnabled('GITLAB_CI')
-      ? 'GitLab CI/CD'
+      ? 'GitLab'
       : undefined;
   #groupColor: GroupColor | undefined;
 
@@ -350,15 +350,23 @@ export class Logger {
     start: (title: string) => string;
     end: () => string;
   } {
-    switch (this.#ciPlatform) {
-      case 'GitHub Actions':
+    // Nx typically renders native log groups for each target in GitHub
+    // + GitHub doesn't support nested log groups: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/issues/1001
+    // => skip native GitHub log groups if run within Nx target
+    const platform =
+      this.#ciPlatform === 'GitHub' && process.env['NX_TASK_TARGET_TARGET'] // https://nx.dev/docs/reference/environment-variables
+        ? undefined
+        : this.#ciPlatform;
+
+    switch (platform) {
+      case 'GitHub':
         // https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/workflow-commands#grouping-log-lines
         return {
           start: title =>
             `::group::${this.#formatGroupTitle(title, { prefix: false })}`,
           end: () => '::endgroup::',
         };
-      case 'GitLab CI/CD':
+      case 'GitLab':
         // https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/jobs/job_logs/#custom-collapsible-sections
         const ansiEscCode = '\u001B[0K'; // '\e' ESC character only works for `echo -e`, Node console must use '\u001B'
         const id = Math.random().toString(HEX_RADIX).slice(2);