diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-hwpod-node.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-hwpod-node.ts
index 4ec96907..a4770959 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-hwpod-node.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-hwpod-node.ts
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ function applyDesktop(spec: HwpodNodeSpec, artifact: ArtifactBundle, credential:
     scriptPath: spec.runtime.scriptPath,
     configPath: spec.runtime.configPath,
     credentialPath: spec.runtime.credentialPath,
+    logPath: spec.runtime.logPath,
     probeLauncherPath: spec.python.probeLauncherPath,
     guiLauncherPath: spec.python.guiLauncherPath,
     launcherArgs: spec.python.launcherArgs,
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ $root = [string]$payload.runtimeRoot
 $scriptPath = [string]$payload.scriptPath
 $configPath = [string]$payload.configPath
 $credentialPath = [string]$payload.credentialPath
+$logPath = [string]$payload.logPath
 $probe = [string]$payload.probeLauncherPath
 $gui = [string]$payload.guiLauncherPath
 $launcherArgs = @($payload.launcherArgs | ForEach-Object { [string]$_ })
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ if (-not (Test-Path $probe)) { throw "Python probe launcher missing: $probe" }
 if (-not (Test-Path $gui)) { throw "Python GUI launcher missing: $gui" }
 $versionOut = @(& $probe @launcherArgs -c "import sys;import tkinter;print(sys.version);print(sys.executable);print(tkinter.TkVersion)" 2>&1)
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or (($versionOut -join "\`n") -notlike "*$($payload.expectedVersionPrefix)*")) { throw "Python version mismatch: $($versionOut -join ' | ')" }
-New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $root, (Split-Path -Parent $configPath), (Split-Path -Parent $credentialPath) | Out-Null
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $root, (Split-Path -Parent $configPath), (Split-Path -Parent $credentialPath), (Split-Path -Parent $logPath) | Out-Null
 $old = @(Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.CommandLine -and $_.CommandLine.Contains($scriptPath) })
 foreach ($proc in $old) { Stop-Process -Id $proc.ProcessId -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
 Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
@@ -588,7 +590,9 @@ $argText = (($launcherArgs | ForEach-Object { '"' + ($_ -replace '"','\"') + '"'
 $runCommand = '"' + $gui + '" ' + $argText + ' "' + $scriptPath + '"'
 $null = New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run' -Force
 Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run' -Name ([string]$payload.runKeyName) -Value $runCommand
-Start-Process -FilePath $gui -ArgumentList @($launcherArgs + @($scriptPath)) -WorkingDirectory $root
+$stdoutPath = $logPath + '.stdout'
+$stderrPath = $logPath + '.stderr'
+Start-Process -FilePath $gui -ArgumentList @($launcherArgs + @($scriptPath)) -WorkingDirectory $root -RedirectStandardOutput $stdoutPath -RedirectStandardError $stderrPath
 Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
 $processes = @(Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.CommandLine -and $_.CommandLine.Contains($scriptPath) })
 $explorerSessions = @(Get-Process explorer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -ExpandProperty SessionId -Unique)