diff --git a/cmd/bootnode/main.go b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
index 245d7a44f..ad5005e33 100644
--- a/cmd/bootnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func printVersion(me string) {
 func main() {
 	ip := flag.String("ip", "127.0.0.1", "IP of the node")
 	port := flag.String("port", "9876", "port of the node.")
+	console := flag.Bool("console_only", false, "Output to console only")
 	logFolder := flag.String("log_folder", "latest", "the folder collecting the logs of this execution")
 	logMaxSize := flag.Int("log_max_size", 100, "the max size in megabytes of the log file before it gets rotated")
 	logRotateCount := flag.Int("log_rotate_count", 0, "the number of rotated logs to keep. If set to 0 rotation is disabled")
@@ -111,7 +112,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Logging setup
 	utils.SetLogContext(*port, *ip)
 	utils.SetLogVerbosity(log.Lvl(*verbosity))
-	utils.AddLogFile(fmt.Sprintf("%v/bootnode-%v-%v.log", *logFolder, *ip, *port), *logMaxSize, *logRotateCount, *logRotateMaxAge)
+	if *console != true {
+		utils.AddLogFile(fmt.Sprintf("%v/bootnode-%v-%v.log", *logFolder, *ip, *port), *logMaxSize, *logRotateCount, *logRotateMaxAge)
+	}
 
 	privKey, _, err := utils.LoadKeyFromFile(*keyFile)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/config_migrations.go b/cmd/harmony/config_migrations.go
index d2fe015d2..9a4f59716 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/config_migrations.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/config_migrations.go
@@ -274,4 +274,12 @@ func init() {
 		return confTree
 	}
 
+	migrations["2.5.3"] = func(confTree *toml.Tree) *toml.Tree {
+		if confTree.Get("Log.Console") == nil {
+			confTree.Set("Log.Console", defaultConfig.Log.Console)
+		}
+
+		confTree.Set("Version", "2.5.4")
+		return confTree
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/config_test.go b/cmd/harmony/config_test.go
index ae88089f7..0d5879700 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/config_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Version = "1.0.4"
   Port = 9500
 
 [Log]
+  Console = false
   FileName = "harmony.log"
   Folder = "./latest"
   RotateSize = 100
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/default.go b/cmd/harmony/default.go
index 12778c8e5..2d2ad4fe4 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/default.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/default.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ var defaultConfig = harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig{
 		ProfileDebugValues: []int{0},
 	},
 	Log: harmonyconfig.LogConfig{
+		Console:      false,
 		Folder:       "./latest",
 		FileName:     "harmony.log",
 		RotateSize:   100,
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/flags.go b/cmd/harmony/flags.go
index 316f5d318..ade66df63 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/flags.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ var (
 		logVerbosityFlag,
 		logVerbosePrintsFlag,
 		legacyVerbosityFlag,
+		logConsoleFlag,
 
 		legacyLogFolderFlag,
 		legacyLogRotateSizeFlag,
@@ -1229,6 +1230,11 @@ var (
 		Usage:    "debugging feature. to print verbose internal objects as JSON in log file. available internal objects: config",
 		DefValue: []string{"config"},
 	}
+	logConsoleFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:     "log.console",
+		Usage:    "output log to console only",
+		DefValue: defaultConfig.Log.Console,
+	}
 	// TODO: remove context (this shall not be in the log)
 	logContextIPFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:     "log.ctx.ip",
@@ -1298,6 +1304,10 @@ func applyLogFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, config *harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) {
 		config.Log.VerbosePrints = harmonyconfig.FlagSliceToLogVerbosePrints(verbosePrintsFlagSlice)
 	}
 
+	if cli.IsFlagChanged(cmd, logConsoleFlag) {
+		config.Log.Console = cli.GetBoolFlagValue(cmd, logConsoleFlag)
+	}
+
 	if cli.HasFlagsChanged(cmd, []cli.Flag{logContextIPFlag, logContextPortFlag}) {
 		ctx := getDefaultLogContextCopy()
 		config.Log.Context = &ctx
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/flags_test.go b/cmd/harmony/flags_test.go
index b739a0da6..d269dabc6 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/flags_test.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/flags_test.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func TestHarmonyFlags(t *testing.T) {
 					ProfileDebugValues: []int{0},
 				},
 				Log: harmonyconfig.LogConfig{
+					Console:      false,
 					Folder:       "./latest",
 					FileName:     "validator-8.8.8.8-9000.log",
 					RotateSize:   100,
@@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ func TestLogFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			args: []string{"--log.ctx.ip", "8.8.8.8", "--log.ctx.port", "9001"},
 			expConfig: harmonyconfig.LogConfig{
+				Console:       defaultConfig.Log.Console,
 				Folder:        defaultConfig.Log.Folder,
 				FileName:      defaultConfig.Log.FileName,
 				RotateSize:    defaultConfig.Log.RotateSize,
diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index 845a9234e..695ae47dd 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -246,18 +246,18 @@ func applyRootFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, config *harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) {
 
 func setupNodeLog(config harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) {
 	logPath := filepath.Join(config.Log.Folder, config.Log.FileName)
-	rotateSize := config.Log.RotateSize
-	rotateCount := config.Log.RotateCount
-	rotateMaxAge := config.Log.RotateMaxAge
 	verbosity := config.Log.Verbosity
 
-	utils.AddLogFile(logPath, rotateSize, rotateCount, rotateMaxAge)
 	utils.SetLogVerbosity(log.Lvl(verbosity))
 	if config.Log.Context != nil {
 		ip := config.Log.Context.IP
 		port := config.Log.Context.Port
 		utils.SetLogContext(ip, strconv.Itoa(port))
 	}
+
+	if config.Log.Console != true {
+		utils.AddLogFile(logPath, config.Log.RotateSize, config.Log.RotateCount, config.Log.RotateMaxAge)
+	}
 }
 
 func setupNodeAndRun(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) {
diff --git a/internal/configs/harmony/harmony.go b/internal/configs/harmony/harmony.go
index 1ad5f0e72..60265781c 100644
--- a/internal/configs/harmony/harmony.go
+++ b/internal/configs/harmony/harmony.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ type PprofConfig struct {
 }
 
 type LogConfig struct {
+	Console       bool
 	Folder        string
 	FileName      string
 	RotateSize    int
diff --git a/rosetta/infra/harmony-mainnet.conf b/rosetta/infra/harmony-mainnet.conf
index d8fd61b68..475dbcc59 100644
--- a/rosetta/infra/harmony-mainnet.conf
+++ b/rosetta/infra/harmony-mainnet.conf
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Version = "2.5.5"
   RosettaPort = 9700
 
 [Log]
+  Console = false
   FileName = "harmony.log"
   Folder = "./latest"
   RotateCount = 0
diff --git a/rosetta/infra/harmony-pstn.conf b/rosetta/infra/harmony-pstn.conf
index 32e0db2d7..730a3278c 100644
--- a/rosetta/infra/harmony-pstn.conf
+++ b/rosetta/infra/harmony-pstn.conf
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Version = "2.5.4"
   RosettaPort = 9700
 
 [Log]
+  Console = false
   FileName = "harmony.log"
   Folder = "./latest"
   RotateCount = 0