diff --git a/app/deploy.py b/app/deploy.py
index 41af70f6..4ddd81a7 100644
--- a/app/deploy.py
+++ b/app/deploy.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def create_deploy_context(global_context, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_
     return DeployCommandContext(cluster_context, docker)
 
 
-def up_operation(ctx, services_list):
+def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False):
     global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
     deploy_context = ctx.obj
     if not global_context.dry_run:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def up_operation(ctx, services_list):
             print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
         for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
             _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
-        deploy_context.docker.compose.up(detach=True, services=services_list)
+        deploy_context.docker.compose.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
         for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
             _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
         _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.docker, container_exec_env)
diff --git a/app/deployment.py b/app/deployment.py
index e876b77e..132568ca 100644
--- a/app/deployment.py
+++ b/app/deployment.py
@@ -54,22 +54,24 @@ def make_deploy_context(ctx):
 
 
 @command.command()
+@click.option("--stay-attached/--detatch-terminal", default=False, help="detatch or not to see container stdout")
 @click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
-def up(ctx, extra_args):
+def up(ctx, stay_attached, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
     services_list = list(extra_args) or None
-    up_operation(ctx, services_list)
+    up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached)
 
 
 # start is the preferred alias for up
 @command.command()
+@click.option("--stay-attached/--detatch-terminal", default=False, help="detatch or not to see container stdout")
 @click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
-def start(ctx, extra_args):
+def start(ctx, stay_attached, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
     services_list = list(extra_args) or None
-    up_operation(ctx, services_list)
+    up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached)
 
 
 @command.command()