diff --git a/dist/images/start-db.sh b/dist/images/start-db.sh
index e3a5c655dbd..0f196366f64 100755
--- a/dist/images/start-db.sh
+++ b/dist/images/start-db.sh
@@ -269,4 +269,4 @@ ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnnb_db.ctl ovsdb-server/memory-trim-on-compaction o
 ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovnsb_db.ctl ovsdb-server/memory-trim-on-compaction on
 
 chmod 600 /etc/ovn/*
-tail -f /var/log/ovn/ovn-northd.log
+tail --follow=name --retry /var/log/ovn/ovn-northd.log
diff --git a/dist/images/start-ic-db.sh b/dist/images/start-ic-db.sh
index 8a07c66e01d..8dd16fd1eeb 100644
--- a/dist/images/start-ic-db.sh
+++ b/dist/images/start-ic-db.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [[ -z "$NODE_IPS" && -z "$LOCAL_IP" ]]; then
     /usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl status_ic_ovsdb
     ovn-ic-nbctl --may-exist ts-add "$TS_NAME"
     ovn-ic-nbctl set Transit_Switch ts external_ids:subnet="$TS_CIDR"
-    tail -f /var/log/ovn/ovsdb-server-ic-nb.log
+    tail --follow=name --retry /var/log/ovn/ovsdb-server-ic-nb.log
 else
     if [[ -z "$LEADER_IP" ]]; then
         echo "leader start with local ${LOCAL_IP} and cluster $(gen_conn_str 6647)"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ else
         /usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl status_ic_ovsdb
         ovn-ic-nbctl --may-exist ts-add "$TS_NAME"
         ovn-ic-nbctl set Transit_Switch ts external_ids:subnet="$TS_CIDR"
-        tail -f /var/log/ovn/ovsdb-server-ic-nb.log
+        tail --follow=name --retry /var/log/ovn/ovsdb-server-ic-nb.log
     else
         echo "follower start with local ${LOCAL_IP}, leader ${LEADER_IP} and cluster $(gen_conn_str 6647)"
         /usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl  --db-ic-nb-create-insecure-remote=yes \
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ else
         --ovn-ic-nb-db="$(gen_conn_str 6647)" \
         --ovn-ic-sb-db="$(gen_conn_str 6648)" \
         start_ic_ovsdb
-        tail -f /var/log/ovn/ovsdb-server-ic-nb.log
+        tail --follow=name --retry /var/log/ovn/ovsdb-server-ic-nb.log
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/dist/images/start-ovs-dpdk.sh b/dist/images/start-ovs-dpdk.sh
index 0803883e540..dbed8a1f10b 100755
--- a/dist/images/start-ovs-dpdk.sh
+++ b/dist/images/start-ovs-dpdk.sh
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ ovs-vsctl set open . external-ids:ovn-remote-probe-interval=10000
 ovs-vsctl set open . external-ids:ovn-openflow-probe-interval=180
 ovs-vsctl set open . external-ids:ovn-encap-type=geneve
 
-tail -f /var/log/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd.log
+tail --follow=name --retry /var/log/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd.log
diff --git a/dist/images/start-ovs.sh b/dist/images/start-ovs.sh
index 1b1a32e7b28..6e694fe977a 100755
--- a/dist/images/start-ovs.sh
+++ b/dist/images/start-ovs.sh
@@ -245,4 +245,4 @@ sleep ${FLOW_WAIT}
 ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . other_config:flow-restore-wait="false"
 
 chmod 600 /etc/openvswitch/*
-tail -f /var/log/ovn/ovn-controller.log
+tail --follow=name --retry /var/log/ovn/ovn-controller.log