diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 6afcd90f..7991e0c7 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
 tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/tty &
-# need to copy over ssh key info
+logshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ run_remote_parts post
 # Induce execution of remote configuration, e.g. ansible plays in ansible/post.d/
 run_remote_config post
 curl -sf -X POST -d 'status: staged' -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $apikey" https://$mgr/confluent-api/self/updatestatus
+kill $logshowpid
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 386c524a..24b170fc 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
 fi
 exec >> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
 tail -f /tmp/confluent-pre.log > /dev/tty &
+loogshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 locale=$(grep ^locale: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
 locale=${locale#locale: }
@@ -77,3 +78,4 @@ if [ -e /tmp/installdisk -a ! -e /tmp/partitioning ]; then
     echo autopart --nohome $LUKSPARTY >> /tmp/partitioning
 fi
 python /etc/confluent/apiclient /confluent-public/os/$profile/kickstart.custom -o /tmp/kickstart.custom
+kill $logshowpid
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 6afcd90f..7991e0c7 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
 tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/tty &
-# need to copy over ssh key info
+logshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ run_remote_parts post
 # Induce execution of remote configuration, e.g. ansible plays in ansible/post.d/
 run_remote_config post
 curl -sf -X POST -d 'status: staged' -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $apikey" https://$mgr/confluent-api/self/updatestatus
+kill $logshowpid
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 23bc238f..7b95778e 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
 fi
 exec >> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
 tail -f /tmp/confluent-pre.log > /dev/tty &
+logshowpid=$!
 /usr/libexec/platform-python /etc/confluent/apiclient >& /dev/null
 nicname=$(ip link|grep ^$(cat /tmp/confluent.ifidx): | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F: '{print $1}')
 nmcli c u $nicname
@@ -87,3 +88,4 @@ if [ -e /tmp/installdisk -a ! -e /tmp/partitioning ]; then
     echo autopart --nohome $LUKSPARTY >> /tmp/partitioning
 fi
 curl -sf https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/kickstart.custom > /tmp/kickstart.custom
+kill $logshowpid
\ No newline at end of file