diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/deploy_webapp_from_registry.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/deploy_webapp_from_registry.py
index 284225b3..19497749 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/deploy_webapp_from_registry.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/deploy_webapp_from_registry.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import (LaconicRegistryClient,
 
 
 def process_app_deployment_request(
+    run_id,
     ctx,
     laconic: LaconicRegistryClient,
     app_deployment_request,
@@ -281,17 +282,18 @@ def command(ctx, kube_config, laconic_config, image_registry, deployment_parent_
         for r in requests_to_execute:
             dump_known_requests(state_file, [r], "DEPLOYING")
             status = "ERROR"
-            log_file = None
+            run_log_file = None
             try:
                 run_id = f"{r.id}-{str(time.time()).split('.')[0]}-{str(uuid.uuid4()).split('-')[0]}"
                 if log_dir:
-                    log_dir = os.path.join(log_dir, r.id)
-                    if not os.path.exists(log_dir):
-                        os.mkdir(log_dir)
-                    log_file_path = os.path.join(log_dir, f"{run_id}.log")
-                    print(f"Directing deployment logs to: {log_file_path}")
-                    log_file = open(log_file_path, "wt")
+                    run_log_dir = os.path.join(log_dir, r.id)
+                    if not os.path.exists(run_log_dir):
+                        os.mkdir(run_log_dir)
+                    run_log_file_path = os.path.join(run_log_dir, f"{run_id}.log")
+                    print(f"Directing deployment logs to: {run_log_file_path}")
+                    run_log_file = open(run_log_file_path, "wt")
                 process_app_deployment_request(
+                    run_id,
                     ctx,
                     laconic,
                     r,
@@ -301,12 +303,12 @@ def command(ctx, kube_config, laconic_config, image_registry, deployment_parent_
                     os.path.abspath(deployment_parent_dir),
                     kube_config,
                     image_registry,
-                    log_file
+                    run_log_file
                 )
                 status = "DEPLOYED"
             except Exception as e:
-                print("ERROR: " + str(e), file=log_file)
+                print("ERROR: " + str(e), file=run_log_file)
             finally:
                 dump_known_requests(state_file, [r], status)
-                if log_file:
-                    log_file.close()
+                if run_log_file:
+                    run_log_file.close()