diff --git a/cmd/bbr/bbr.go b/cmd/bbr/bbr.go
index 30c3c71..a98decd 100644
--- a/cmd/bbr/bbr.go
+++ b/cmd/bbr/bbr.go
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@
 
 	common.SetLogLevel(log.StandardLogger(), options.LogLevel, options.LogCaller)
 
+	if options.LogFile != "" {
+		file, err := os.OpenFile(options.LogFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+		if err == nil {
+			log.StandardLogger().Out = file
+		} else {
+			log.Fatal("Failed to log to file, using default stderr")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if *options.ProfileCpu != "" {
 		// start profiling
 		log.Infof("Creating profile file at: %s", *options.ProfileCpu)
diff --git a/internal/common/options.go b/internal/common/options.go
index 46c8752..41c3522 100644
--- a/internal/common/options.go
+++ b/internal/common/options.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 	BBSimIp      string
 	BBSimPort    string
 	BBSimApiPort string
+	LogFile      string
 }
 
 func GetBBSimOpts() *BBSimCliOptions {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
 	bbsimIp := flag.String("bbsimIp", "127.0.0.1", "BBSim IP")
 	bbsimPort := flag.String("bbsimPort", "50060", "BBSim Port")
 	bbsimApiPort := flag.String("bbsimApiPort", "50070", "BBSim API Port")
+	logFile := flag.String("logfile", "", "Log to a file")
 
 	options := GetBBSimOpts()
 
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@
 		*bbsimIp,
 		*bbsimPort,
 		*bbsimApiPort,
+		*logFile,
 	}
 
 	return bbrOptions
diff --git a/tests/bbr.groovy b/tests/bbr.groovy
index 19e90d3..dd558f2 100644
--- a/tests/bbr.groovy
+++ b/tests/bbr.groovy
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             docker rm -f bbsim || true
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY=voltha/ DOCKER_TAG=candidate DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="-pon 4 -onu 16" make docker-run
             sleep 5
-            ./bbr -pon 4 -onu 16
+            ./bbr -pon 4 -onu 16 -logfile bbr_16_4.logs
             docker logs bbsim 2>&1 | tee bbsim_16_4.logs
           """
         }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             docker rm -f bbsim || true
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY=voltha/ DOCKER_TAG=candidate DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="-pon 4 -onu 32" make docker-run
             sleep 5
-            ./bbr -pon 4 -onu 32
+            ./bbr -pon 4 -onu 32 -logfile bbr_32_4.logs
             docker logs bbsim 2>&1 | tee bbsim_32_4.logs
           """
         }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
             docker rm -f bbsim || true
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY=voltha/ DOCKER_TAG=candidate DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="-pon 8 -onu 32" make docker-run
             sleep 5
-            ./bbr -pon 8 -onu 32
+            ./bbr -pon 8 -onu 32 -logfile bbr_32_8.logs
             docker logs bbsim 2>&1 | tee bbsim_32_8.logs
           """
         }