diff --git a/perception/multi_object_tracker/CMakeLists.txt b/perception/multi_object_tracker/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d835fec20a9b..185ca175df2b6 100644
--- a/perception/multi_object_tracker/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/perception/multi_object_tracker/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ ament_auto_add_library(multi_object_tracker_node SHARED
 
 target_link_libraries(multi_object_tracker_node
   Eigen3::Eigen
-  glog::glog
 )
 
-rclcpp_components_register_node(multi_object_tracker_node
-  PLUGIN "MultiObjectTracker"
-  EXECUTABLE multi_object_tracker
+ament_auto_add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+  src/multi_object_tracker_node.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+  multi_object_tracker_node glog
 )
 
 ament_auto_package(INSTALL_TO_SHARE
diff --git a/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_core.cpp b/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_core.cpp
index 785038fb513c9..220d1104b33ee 100644
--- a/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_core.cpp
+++ b/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_core.cpp
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ MultiObjectTracker::MultiObjectTracker(const rclcpp::NodeOptions & node_options)
   tf_buffer_(this->get_clock()),
   tf_listener_(tf_buffer_)
 {
-  // glog for debug
-  google::InitGoogleLogging("multi_object_tracker");
-  google::InstallFailureSignalHandler();
-
   // Create publishers and subscribers
   detected_object_sub_ = create_subscription<autoware_auto_perception_msgs::msg::DetectedObjects>(
     "input", rclcpp::QoS{1},
diff --git a/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_node.cpp b/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_node.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f20aedf16efef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perception/multi_object_tracker/src/multi_object_tracker_node.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2024 TIER IV, inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "multi_object_tracker/multi_object_tracker_core.hpp"
+
+#include <rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp>
+
+#include <glog/logging.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char ** argv)
+{
+  google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);  // NOLINT
+  google::InstallFailureSignalHandler();
+
+  rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
+  rclcpp::NodeOptions options;
+  auto multi_object_tracker = std::make_shared<MultiObjectTracker>(options);
+  rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor exec;
+  exec.add_node(multi_object_tracker);
+  exec.spin();
+  rclcpp::shutdown();
+  return 0;
+}