diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
index b8c93cc3..9b754056 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename mgr profile
 . /etc/confluent/functions
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
+exec 2>> /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
 tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log > /dev/console &
 logshowpid=$!
 
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ curl -X POST -d 'status: complete' -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLU
 systemctl disable firstboot
 rm /etc/systemd/system/firstboot.service
 rm /etc/confluent/firstboot.ran
-kill $logshowpid
\ No newline at end of file
+kill $logshowpid
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 70228722..f6fa2d07 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+exec 2>> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
 tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/tty &
 logshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index df6ad9c8..63922ae8 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
     TMUX= tmux a <> $consoledev >&0 2>&1 &
 fi
 exec >> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
+exec 2>> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
 tail -f /tmp/confluent-pre.log > /dev/tty &
 logshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
index b8c93cc3..9b754056 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename mgr profile
 . /etc/confluent/functions
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
+exec 2>> /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
 tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log > /dev/console &
 logshowpid=$!
 
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ curl -X POST -d 'status: complete' -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLU
 systemctl disable firstboot
 rm /etc/systemd/system/firstboot.service
 rm /etc/confluent/firstboot.ran
-kill $logshowpid
\ No newline at end of file
+kill $logshowpid
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 70228722..f6fa2d07 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+exec 2>> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
 tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/tty &
 logshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index df6ad9c8..63922ae8 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if [ -f "/run/install/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf" ]; then
     TMUX= tmux a <> $consoledev >&0 2>&1 &
 fi
 exec >> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
+exec 2>> /tmp/confluent-pre.log
 tail -f /tmp/confluent-pre.log > /dev/tty &
 logshowpid=$!
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')