diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/log.py b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/log.py
index 10108bc..0da9bd5 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/log.py
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/log.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
         self.style()
         LogTarget.all_targets.append(self)
 
+    def remove(self):
+        LogTarget.all_targets.remove(self)
+
     def style(self, time=True, time_fmt=DATEFMT, category=True, level=True, origin=True, origin_width=32, src=True, trace=False):
         '''
         set all logging format aspects, to defaults if not passed:
diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/trial.py b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/trial.py
index c490105..ae7c587 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/trial.py
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/trial.py
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@
 FILE_CHECKSUMS = 'checksums.md5'
 TIMESTAMP_FMT = '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S'
 FILE_LAST_RUN = 'last_run'
+FILE_LOG = 'log'
 
 class Trial(log.Origin):
     path = None
     dir = None
     _run_dir = None
     bin_tars = None
+    log_targets = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def next(trials_dir):
@@ -60,6 +62,13 @@
         return self.name()
 
     def __enter__(self):
+        # add a log target to log to the run dir
+        run_dir = self.get_run_dir()
+        self.log_targets = [
+            log.FileLogTarget(run_dir.new_child(FILE_LOG))
+              .set_all_levels(log.L_DBG)
+              .style_change(trace=True),
+            ]
         self.log('Trial start')
         self.take()
         super().__enter__()
@@ -68,6 +77,10 @@
         super().__exit__(*exc_info)
         self.log('Trial end')
 
+        for lt in self.log_targets:
+            lt.remove()
+        self.log_targets = None
+
     def take(self):
         self.dir.touch(FILE_MARK_TAKEN)
         return self