diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py
index 4fdcfe4e..9b7427c0 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ class TimedLogger:
         self.file = file
 
     def log(self, msg, show_step_time=True, show_total_time=False):
-        prefix = f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()}"
+        prefix = f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()} - {self.id}"
         if show_step_time:
             prefix += f" - {datetime.datetime.now() - self.last} (step)"
-        if show_step_time:
+        if show_total_time:
             prefix += f" - {datetime.datetime.now() - self.start} (total)"
-        prefix += f" - {self.id}"
-
         print(f"{prefix}: {msg}", file=self.file)
+        if self.file:
+            self.file.flush()
         self.last = datetime.datetime.now()