diff --git a/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start-gearman.sh b/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start-gearman.sh
index af11d705e3..f76ed5cb6a 100755
--- a/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start-gearman.sh
+++ b/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start-gearman.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # start.
 
 wait_for_gearman() {
-    echo "Wait for gearman to start"
+    echo `date -Iseconds` "Wait for gearman to start"
     for i in $(seq 1 120); do
         cat < /dev/null > /dev/tcp/scheduler/4730 && return
         sleep 1
     done
 
-    echo "Timeout waiting for mysql"
+    echo `date -Iseconds` "Timeout waiting for gearman"
     exit 1
 }
 
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start.sh b/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start.sh
index 1154fcf448..4fd965cf98 100755
--- a/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start.sh
+++ b/doc/source/admin/examples/playbooks/wait-to-start.sh
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 # start.
 
 wait_for_mysql() {
-    echo "Wait for mysql to start"
+    echo `date -Iseconds` "Wait for mysql to start"
     for i in $(seq 1 120); do
         cat < /dev/null > /dev/tcp/mysql/3306 && return
         sleep 1
     done
 
-    echo "Timeout waiting for mysql"
+    echo `date -Iseconds` "Timeout waiting for mysql"
     exit 1
 }
 
 wait_for_gerrit() {
-    echo "Wait for zuul user to be created"
+    echo `date -Iseconds` "Wait for zuul user to be created"
     for i in $(seq 1 120); do
         [ $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://admin:secret@gerrit:8080/a/accounts/zuul/sshkeys) = "200" ] && return
         sleep 1
     done
 
-    echo "Timeout waiting for gerrit"
+    echo `date -Iseconds` "Timeout waiting for gerrit"
     exit 1
 }
 
diff --git a/playbooks/quick-start/post.yaml b/playbooks/quick-start/post.yaml
index 3c11365440..0b007cc535 100644
--- a/playbooks/quick-start/post.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/quick-start/post.yaml
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     - name: Save docker log files
       become: true
       shell: |
-        docker logs examples_gerrit_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/gerrit.log
-        docker logs examples_gerritconfig_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/gerritconfig.log
-        docker logs examples_zk_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/zk.log
-        docker logs examples_mysql_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/mysql.log
-        docker logs examples_scheduler_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/scheduler.log
-        docker logs examples_web_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/web.log
-        docker logs examples_executor_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/executor.log
-        docker logs examples_node_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/node.log
-        docker logs examples_launcher_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/launcher.log
-        docker logs examples_logs_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/logs.log
+        docker logs examples_gerrit_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/gerrit.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_gerritconfig_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/gerritconfig.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_zk_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/zk.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_mysql_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/mysql.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_scheduler_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/scheduler.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_web_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/web.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_executor_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/executor.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_node_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/node.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_launcher_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/launcher.log 2>&1
+        docker logs examples_logs_1 > {{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs/logs.log 2>&1
     - name: Copy docker log files to executor
       synchronize:
         mode: pull