diff --git a/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/logs.go b/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/logs.go
index d94caf8ca7..d98c40b808 100644
--- a/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/logs.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func getContainerLogsStream(ctx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interface,
 	return stream, nil
 }
 
-func WatchContainerLogs(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interface, namespace, podName, containerName string, bufferSize int, isDone func() bool) <-chan ChannelMessage[ContainerLog] {
+func WatchContainerLogs(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interface, namespace, podName, containerName string, bufferSize int, isDone func() bool, isLastHint func(*instructions.Instruction) bool) <-chan ChannelMessage[ContainerLog] {
 	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(parentCtx)
 	ch := make(chan ChannelMessage[ContainerLog], bufferSize)
 	var mu sync.Mutex
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func WatchContainerLogs(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interfac
 		readerAnyContent := false
 		tsReader := newTimestampReader()
 		lastTs := time.Now()
+		completed := false
 
 		hasNewLine := false
 
@@ -286,8 +287,10 @@ func WatchContainerLogs(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interfac
 
 			// If the stream is finished,
 			// either the logfile has been rotated, or the container actually finished.
-			// Assume that only if there was EOF without any logs since, the container is done.
-			if err == io.EOF && !readerAnyContent {
+			// Consider the container is done only when either:
+			// - there was EOF without any logs since, or
+			// - the last expected instruction was already delivered
+			if err == io.EOF && (!readerAnyContent || completed) {
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -361,6 +364,9 @@ func WatchContainerLogs(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interfac
 				item := ContainerLog{Time: lastTs}
 				if isHint {
 					item.Hint = instruction
+					if !completed && isLastHint(instruction) {
+						completed = true
+					}
 				} else {
 					item.Output = instruction
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/watchinstrumentedpod.go b/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/watchinstrumentedpod.go
index 315f5bdbce..bd8bf5749b 100644
--- a/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/watchinstrumentedpod.go
+++ b/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/watchinstrumentedpod.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/kubeshop/testkube/cmd/testworkflow-init/constants"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/testkube/cmd/testworkflow-init/data"
+	"github.com/kubeshop/testkube/cmd/testworkflow-init/instructions"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/testkube/pkg/api/v1/testkube"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/testkube/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowcontroller/watchers"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/testkube/pkg/testworkflows/testworkflowprocessor/stage"
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func WatchInstrumentedPod(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interf
 			notifier.Error(fmt.Errorf("cannot read execution instructions: %v", err))
 			return
 		}
-		refs, _ := ExtractRefsFromActionGroup(actions)
+		refs, endRefs := ExtractRefsFromActionGroup(actions)
 		initialRefs := make([]string, len(actions))
 		for i := range refs {
 			for j := range refs[i] {
@@ -119,6 +120,12 @@ func WatchInstrumentedPod(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interf
 			aborted := false
 			container := fmt.Sprintf("%d", containerIndex+1)
 
+			// Determine the last ref in this container, so we can confirm that the logs have been read until end
+			lastRef := endRefs[containerIndex][len(endRefs[containerIndex])-1]
+			if lastRef == "" && len(endRefs[containerIndex]) > 1 {
+				lastRef = endRefs[containerIndex][len(endRefs[containerIndex])-2]
+			}
+
 			// Wait until the Container is started
 			currentPodEventsIndex = 0
 			for ok := true; ok; _, ok = <-updatesCh {
@@ -148,10 +155,13 @@ func WatchInstrumentedPod(parentCtx context.Context, clientSet kubernetes.Interf
 			lastStarted = refs[containerIndex][0]
 
 			// Read the Container logs
+			isLastHint := func(hint *instructions.Instruction) bool {
+				return hint != nil && hint.Ref == lastRef && hint.Name == constants.InstructionEnd
+			}
 			isDone := func() bool {
 				return opts.DisableFollow || watcher.State().ContainerFinished(container) || watcher.State().Completed()
 			}
-			for v := range WatchContainerLogs(ctx, clientSet, watcher.State().Namespace(), watcher.State().PodName(), container, 10, isDone) {
+			for v := range WatchContainerLogs(ctx, clientSet, watcher.State().Namespace(), watcher.State().PodName(), container, 10, isDone, isLastHint) {
 				if v.Error != nil {
 					notifier.Error(v.Error)
 					continue