diff --git a/dvc/cli/__init__.py b/dvc/cli/__init__.py
index 1fe146786..85c3e812e 100644
--- a/dvc/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/cli/__init__.py
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ def main(argv=None):  # noqa: C901, PLR0912, PLR0915
     # the copied parent's standard file descriptors. If we make any logging
     # calls in this state it will cause an exception due to writing to a closed
     # file descriptor.
-    if sys.stderr.closed:  # pylint: disable=using-constant-test
+    if not sys.stderr or sys.stderr.closed:  # pylint: disable=using-constant-test
         logging.disable()
-    elif sys.stdout.closed:  # pylint: disable=using-constant-test
+    elif not sys.stdout or sys.stdout.closed:  # pylint: disable=using-constant-test
         logging.disable(logging.INFO)
 
     args = None
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def main(argv=None):  # noqa: C901, PLR0912, PLR0915
 
         logger.trace(args)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
-        if not sys.stdout.closed and not args.quiet:
+        if sys.stdout and not sys.stdout.closed and not args.quiet:
             from dvc.ui import ui
 
             ui.enable()
diff --git a/dvc/daemon.py b/dvc/daemon.py
index 73d29a1a3..cc41cb0eb 100644
--- a/dvc/daemon.py
+++ b/dvc/daemon.py
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ def _spawn_posix(
 
     # disconnect from the terminal
     fd = os.open(os.devnull, os.O_RDWR)
-    os.dup2(fd, sys.stdin.fileno())
+    os.dup2(fd, 0)
     os.close(fd)
 
     with open(output_file or os.devnull, "ab") as f:
-        os.dup2(f.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
-        os.dup2(f.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
+        os.dup2(f.fileno(), 1)
+        os.dup2(f.fileno(), 2)
 
     if platform.system() == "Darwin":
         # workaround for MacOS bug
diff --git a/dvc/logger.py b/dvc/logger.py
index b49468840..4abff4a75 100644
--- a/dvc/logger.py
+++ b/dvc/logger.py
@@ -182,9 +182,11 @@ def set_loggers_level(level: int = logging.INFO) -> None:
 
 
 def setup(level: int = logging.INFO, log_colors: bool = True) -> None:
+    from dvc.utils import isatty
+
     colorama.init()
 
-    formatter = ColorFormatter(log_colors=log_colors and sys.stdout.isatty())
+    formatter = ColorFormatter(log_colors=log_colors and isatty(sys.stdout))
 
     console_info = LoggerHandler(sys.stdout)
     console_info.setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ def setup(level: int = logging.INFO, log_colors: bool = True) -> None:
 
     show_traceback = bool(os.environ.get(DVC_SHOW_TRACEBACK))
     err_formatter = ColorFormatter(
-        log_colors=log_colors and sys.stderr.isatty(), show_traceback=show_traceback
+        log_colors=log_colors and isatty(sys.stderr), show_traceback=show_traceback
     )
     console_errors = LoggerHandler(sys.stderr)
     console_errors.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
diff --git a/dvc/prompt.py b/dvc/prompt.py
index 8c358b504..64606448f 100644
--- a/dvc/prompt.py
+++ b/dvc/prompt.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Manages user prompts."""
 
 import logging
-import sys
 from getpass import getpass
 from typing import Collection, Optional
 
@@ -9,7 +8,9 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def ask(prompt: str, limited_to: Optional[Collection[str]] = None):
-    if not sys.stdout.isatty():
+    from dvc.ui import Console
+
+    if not Console.isatty():
         return None
 
     while True:
diff --git a/dvc/ui/__init__.py b/dvc/ui/__init__.py
index 07f64a88a..992d080bc 100644
--- a/dvc/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/ui/__init__.py
@@ -340,10 +340,13 @@ class Console:
     def status(self, status: str, **kwargs: Any) -> "Status":
         return self.error_console.status(status, **kwargs)
 
-    def isatty(self) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def isatty() -> bool:
         import sys
 
-        return sys.stdout.isatty()
+        from dvc import utils
+
+        return utils.isatty(sys.stdout)
 
     def open_browser(self, file: "StrPath") -> int:
         import webbrowser
diff --git a/dvc/ui/pager.py b/dvc/ui/pager.py
index 6aa00de78..c4b92ec69 100644
--- a/dvc/ui/pager.py
+++ b/dvc/ui/pager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import pydoc
-import sys
 
 from rich.pager import Pager
 
@@ -51,7 +50,9 @@ def make_pager(cmd=None):
 
 
 def find_pager():
-    if not sys.stdout.isatty():
+    from . import Console
+
+    if not Console.isatty():
         return None
 
     # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
diff --git a/dvc/updater.py b/dvc/updater.py
index 906372e21..a047ede6c 100644
--- a/dvc/updater.py
+++ b/dvc/updater.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 import time
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ class Updater:
     def _notify(self, latest: str, pkg: Optional[str] = PKG) -> None:
         from dvc.ui import ui
 
-        if not sys.stdout.isatty():
+        if not ui.isatty():
             return
 
         message = self._get_message(latest, pkg=pkg)
diff --git a/dvc/utils/__init__.py b/dvc/utils/__init__.py
index 9a0c2d137..2a65cc115 100644
--- a/dvc/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/utils/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Tupl
 import colorama
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import TextIO
+
     from dvc.fs import FileSystem
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -424,3 +426,9 @@ def expand_paths(fs: "FileSystem", paths: Iterable[str]) -> Iterator[str]:
             yield from fs.find(path)
         else:
             yield path
+
+
+def isatty(stream: "Optional[TextIO]") -> bool:
+    if stream is None:
+        return False
+    return stream.isatty()