diff --git a/internal/cmd/local/k8s/client.go b/internal/cmd/local/k8s/client.go
index c072718..b5657dd 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/local/k8s/client.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/local/k8s/client.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	EventsWatch(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (watch.Interface, error)
 
 	LogsGet(ctx context.Context, namespace string, name string) (string, error)
+	StreamPodLogs(ctx context.Context, namespace string, podName string, since time.Time) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 }
 
 var _ Client = (*DefaultK8sClient)(nil)
@@ -325,3 +326,11 @@ func (d *DefaultK8sClient) LogsGet(ctx context.Context, namespace string, name s
 	}
 	return buf.String(), nil
 }
+
+func (d *DefaultK8sClient) StreamPodLogs(ctx context.Context, namespace string, podName string, since time.Time) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	req := d.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).GetLogs(podName, &corev1.PodLogOptions{
+		Follow: true,
+		SinceTime: &metav1.Time{Time: since},
+	})
+	return req.Stream(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/local/k8s/k8stest/k8stest.go b/internal/cmd/local/k8s/k8stest/k8stest.go
index b31319d..7a73ccf 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/local/k8s/k8stest/k8stest.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/local/k8s/k8stest/k8stest.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package k8stest
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/airbytehq/abctl/internal/cmd/local/k8s"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ type MockClient struct {
 	FnServiceGet                  func(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (*corev1.Service, error)
 	FnEventsWatch                 func(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (watch.Interface, error)
 	FnLogsGet                     func(ctx context.Context, namespace string, name string) (string, error)
+	FnStreamPodLogs               func(ctx context.Context, namespace, podName string, since time.Time) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 }
 
 func (m *MockClient) DeploymentList(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (*v1.DeploymentList, error) {
@@ -166,3 +169,10 @@ func (m *MockClient) LogsGet(ctx context.Context, namespace string, name string)
 	}
 	return m.FnLogsGet(ctx, namespace, name)
 }
+
+func (m *MockClient) StreamPodLogs(ctx context.Context, namespace string, podName string, since time.Time) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	if m.FnStreamPodLogs == nil {
+		panic("FnStreamPodLogs is not configured")
+	}
+	return m.FnStreamPodLogs(ctx, namespace, podName, since)
+}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/local/local/cmd.go b/internal/cmd/local/local/cmd.go
index 002da42..507dfaf 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/local/local/cmd.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/local/local/cmd.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	airbyteBootloaderPodName = "airbyte-abctl-airbyte-bootloader"
 	airbyteChartName    = "airbyte/airbyte"
 	airbyteChartRelease = "airbyte-abctl"
 	airbyteIngress      = "ingress-abctl"
diff --git a/internal/cmd/local/local/install.go b/internal/cmd/local/local/install.go
index 917f5e4..5bbb076 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/local/local/install.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/local/local/install.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package local
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/repo"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	eventsv1 "k8s.io/api/events/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -378,6 +380,63 @@ func (c *Command) watchEvents(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+// 2024-09-10 20:16:24 WARN i.m.s.r.u.Loggers$Slf4JLogger(warn):299 - [273....
+var javaLogRx = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} \x1b\[(?:1;)?\d+m(?P<level>[A-Z]+)\x1b\[m (?P<msg>\S+ - .*)`)
+
+func (c *Command) streamPodLogs(ctx context.Context, namespace, podName, prefix string, since time.Time) error {
+	r, err := c.k8s.StreamPodLogs(ctx, namespace, podName, since)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	level := pterm.Debug
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+
+		// skip java stacktrace noise
+		if strings.HasPrefix(scanner.Text(), "\tat ") || strings.HasPrefix(scanner.Text(), "\t... ") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		m := javaLogRx.FindSubmatch(scanner.Bytes())
+		var msg string
+
+		if m != nil {
+			msg = string(m[2])
+			if string(m[1]) == "ERROR" {
+				level = pterm.Error
+			} else {
+				level = pterm.Debug
+			}
+		} else {
+			msg = scanner.Text()
+		}
+
+		level.Printfln("%s: %s", prefix, msg)
+	}
+	return scanner.Err()
+}
+
+func (c *Command) watchBootloaderLogs(ctx context.Context) {
+	pterm.Debug.Printfln("start streaming bootloader logs")
+	since := time.Now()
+
+	for {
+		// Wait a few seconds on the first iteration, give the bootloaders some time to start.
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+		err := c.streamPodLogs(ctx, airbyteNamespace, airbyteBootloaderPodName, "airbyte-bootloader", since)
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		} else {
+			pterm.Debug.Printfln("error streaming bootloader logs. will retry: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	pterm.Debug.Printfln("done streaming bootloader logs")
+}
+
 // now is used to filter out kubernetes events that happened in the past.
 // Kubernetes wants us to use the ResourceVersion on the event watch request itself, but that approach
 // is more complicated as it requires determining which ResourceVersion to initially provide.
@@ -398,6 +457,8 @@ func (c *Command) handleEvent(ctx context.Context, e *eventsv1.Event) {
 	case strings.EqualFold(e.Type, "normal"):
 		if strings.EqualFold(e.Reason, "backoff") {
 			pterm.Warning.Println(e.Note)
+		} else if e.Reason == "Started" && e.Regarding.Name == "airbyte-abctl-airbyte-bootloader" {
+			go c.watchBootloaderLogs(ctx)
 		} else {
 			pterm.Debug.Println(e.Note)
 		}