diff --git a/.github/actions/import-db/action.yml b/.github/actions/import-db/action.yml
index 5fadbc3440b..3b0252de4cd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/import-db/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/import-db/action.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ runs:
           echo "cid=$cid" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           sleep 60
           echo "====="
-          docker logs $DB5NAME || true
+          # Generate the current timestamp for the log filename
+          timestamp=$(date +"%y%m%d%H%M")
+          log_file="${{ inputs.LOGDIR }}python.${timestamp}.log"
+          echo $log_file
+          docker logs $DB5NAME > "$log_file" || true
           echo "====="
           # copy assetstore
           echo Preparing assetstore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 011fe4cb807..c88f3422d76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           INSTANCE: ${{ env.INSTANCE }}
           DATADIR: /opt/dspace-data/clarin-dspace/
           ASSETSTORE: /opt/dspace-data/clarin-dspace/assetstore/
+          LOGDIR: /log/
 
       - name: dspace basic command
         run: |