diff --git a/cmd/relayer/start/create_ibc_channel.go b/cmd/relayer/start/create_ibc_channel.go
index 3d4321de..c6f4a3af 100644
--- a/cmd/relayer/start/create_ibc_channel.go
+++ b/cmd/relayer/start/create_ibc_channel.go
@@ -8,13 +8,18 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-func createIBCChannelIfNeeded(rollappConfig utils.RollappConfig) (string, error) {
+func getLogFilePath(home string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(home, consts.ConfigDirName.Relayer, "relayer.log")
+}
+
+func createIBCChannelIfNeeded(rollappConfig utils.RollappConfig, logFileOption utils.CommandOption) (string, error) {
 	/**
 	Creates an IBC channel between the hub and the client, and return the source channel ID.
 	*/
+
 	createClientsCmd := getCreateClientsCmd(rollappConfig, rollappConfig.RollappID, rollappConfig.HubData.ID)
 	fmt.Println("Creating clients...")
-	if err := utils.ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(createClientsCmd); err != nil {
+	if err := utils.ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(createClientsCmd, logFileOption); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	dstConnectionId, err := GetDstConnectionIDFromYAMLFile(filepath.Join(rollappConfig.Home, consts.ConfigDirName.Relayer,
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ func createIBCChannelIfNeeded(rollappConfig utils.RollappConfig) (string, error)
 	if dstConnectionId == "" {
 		createConnectionCmd := getCreateConnectionCmd(rollappConfig)
 		fmt.Println("Creating connection...")
-		if err := utils.ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(createConnectionCmd); err != nil {
+		if err := utils.ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(createConnectionCmd, logFileOption); err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 	}
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ func createIBCChannelIfNeeded(rollappConfig utils.RollappConfig) (string, error)
 	if srcChannelId == "" {
 		createChannelCmd := getCreateChannelCmd(rollappConfig)
 		fmt.Println("Creating channel...")
-		if err := utils.ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(createChannelCmd); err != nil {
+		if err := utils.ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(createChannelCmd, logFileOption); err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		srcChannelId, err = GetSourceChannelForConnection(dstConnectionId, rollappConfig)
diff --git a/cmd/relayer/start/start.go b/cmd/relayer/start/start.go
index 65d38b1e..b2ac4817 100644
--- a/cmd/relayer/start/start.go
+++ b/cmd/relayer/start/start.go
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@ func Start() *cobra.Command {
 			home := cmd.Flag(utils.FlagNames.Home).Value.String()
 			rollappConfig, err := utils.LoadConfigFromTOML(home)
 			utils.PrettifyErrorIfExists(err)
-			srcChannelId, err := createIBCChannelIfNeeded(rollappConfig)
+			relayerLogFilePath := getLogFilePath(rollappConfig.Home)
+			logFileOption := utils.WithLogging(relayerLogFilePath)
+			srcChannelId, err := createIBCChannelIfNeeded(rollappConfig, logFileOption)
 			utils.PrettifyErrorIfExists(err)
 			updateClientsCmd := getUpdateClientsCmd(rollappConfig)
-			utils.RunCommandEvery(updateClientsCmd.Path, updateClientsCmd.Args[1:], 60)
+			utils.RunCommandEvery(updateClientsCmd.Path, updateClientsCmd.Args[1:], 60, logFileOption)
 			relayPacketsCmd := getRelayPacketsCmd(rollappConfig, srcChannelId)
-			utils.RunCommandEvery(relayPacketsCmd.Path, relayPacketsCmd.Args[1:], 30)
+			utils.RunCommandEvery(relayPacketsCmd.Path, relayPacketsCmd.Args[1:], 30, logFileOption)
 			startCmd := getRlyStartCmd(rollappConfig)
 			utils.RunBashCmdAsync(startCmd, func() {
 				fmt.Printf("💈 The relayer is running successfully on you local machine on channel %s!", srcChannelId)
-			}, parseError)
+			}, parseError, logFileOption)
 		},
 	}
 	utils.AddGlobalFlags(registerCmd)
diff --git a/cmd/utils/bash_commands.go b/cmd/utils/bash_commands.go
index d1e51903..30f5ee54 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/bash_commands.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/bash_commands.go
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@ func GetRelayerDefaultFlags(root string) []string {
 	}
 }
 
-func RunCommandEvery(command string, args []string, intervalSec int) {
+func RunCommandEvery(command string, args []string, intervalSec int, options ...CommandOption) {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+			for _, option := range options {
+				option(cmd)
+			}
 			var stderr bytes.Buffer
-			cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+			errmw := io.MultiWriter(&stderr, cmd.Stderr)
+			cmd.Stderr = errmw
 			err := cmd.Run()
 			if err != nil {
 				// get the cmd args joined by space
@@ -40,9 +44,10 @@ func GetCommonDymdFlags(rollappConfig RollappConfig) []string {
 	}
 }
 
-type CommandOptions func(cmd *exec.Cmd)
+type CommandOption func(cmd *exec.Cmd)
 
-func RunBashCmdAsync(cmd *exec.Cmd, printOutput func(), parseError func(errMsg string) string, options ...CommandOptions) {
+func RunBashCmdAsync(cmd *exec.Cmd, printOutput func(), parseError func(errMsg string) string,
+	options ...CommandOption) {
 	for _, option := range options {
 		option(cmd)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ func RunBashCmdAsync(cmd *exec.Cmd, printOutput func(), parseError func(errMsg s
 	}
 }
 
-func WithLogging(logFile string) CommandOptions {
+func WithLogging(logFile string) CommandOption {
 	return func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 		logger := getLogger(logFile)
 		cmd.Stdout = logger.Writer()
diff --git a/cmd/utils/error_handling.go b/cmd/utils/error_handling.go
index 5feb6478..d7a2269b 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/error_handling.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/error_handling.go
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ func ExecBashCommand(cmd *exec.Cmd) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	return stdout, nil
 }
 
-func ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
+func ExecBashCmdWithOSOutput(cmd *exec.Cmd, options ...CommandOption) error {
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(cmd)
+	}
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	mw := io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, &stderr)
-	cmd.Stderr = mw
+	outmw := io.MultiWriter(cmd.Stdout, os.Stdout)
+	cmd.Stdout = outmw
+	errmw := io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, &stderr, cmd.Stderr)
+	cmd.Stderr = errmw
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("command execution failed: %w, stderr: %s", err, stderr.String())