diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
index d14269cf..c0ba44ab 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 echo "Confluent first boot is running"
 HOME=$(getent passwd $(whoami)|cut -d: -f 6)
 export HOME
-seems a potentially relevant thing to put i... by Jarrod Johnson
+(
+exec >> /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
+exec 2>> /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
+chmod 600 /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
 cp -a /etc/confluent/ssh/* /etc/ssh/
 systemctl restart sshd
 rootpw=$(grep ^rootpassword: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg |awk '{print $2}')
@@ -18,7 +21,10 @@ done
 hostnamectl set-hostname $(grep ^NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk '{print $2}')
 touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
 source /etc/confluent/functions
-
+confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+export confluent_mgr confluent_profile
 run_remote_parts firstboot.d
 run_remote_config firstboot.d
 curl --capath /etc/confluent/tls -f -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $confluent_apikey" -X POST -d "status: complete" https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-api/self/updatestatus
+) &
+tail --pid $! -n 0 -F /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/console
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 16a624c3..d9730889 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ chmod go-rwx /etc/confluent/*
 for i in /custom-installation/ssh/*.ca; do
     echo '@cert-authority *' $(cat $i) >> /target/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
 done
-
 cp -a /etc/ssh/ssh_host* /target/etc/confluent/ssh/
 cp -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/confluent.conf /target/etc/confluent/ssh/sshd_config.d/
 sshconf=/target/etc/ssh/ssh_config
@@ -19,10 +18,15 @@ echo 'Host *' >> $sshconf
 echo '    HostbasedAuthentication yes' >> $sshconf
 echo '    EnableSSHKeysign yes' >> $sshconf
 echo '    HostbasedKeyTypes *ed25519*' >> $sshconf
-
+cp /etc/confluent/functions /target/etc/confluent/functions
+source /etc/confluent/functions
+mkdir -p /target/var/log/confluent
+cp /var/log/confluent/* /target/var/log/confluent/
+(
+exec >> /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+exec 2>> /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+chmod 600 /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
 curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/firstboot.sh > /target/etc/confluent/firstboot.sh
-curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/functions > /target/etc/confluent/functions
-source /target/etc/confluent/functions
 chmod +x /target/etc/confluent/firstboot.sh
 cp /tmp/allnodes /target/root/.shosts
 cp /tmp/allnodes /target/etc/ssh/shosts.equiv
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@ chroot /target bash -c "source /etc/confluent/functions; run_remote_parts post.d
 source /target/etc/confluent/functions
 
 run_remote_config post
+python3 /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-api/self/updatestatus  -d 'status: staged'
 
 umount /target/sys /target/dev /target/proc
-
+) &
+tail --pid $! -n 0 -F /target/var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/console