diff --git a/lib/cmd.js b/lib/cmd.js
index b7dbf71d7..539db0aae 100644
--- a/lib/cmd.js
+++ b/lib/cmd.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Cmd.prototype.build = function() {
   .description('deploy and build dapp at dist/ (default: development)')
   .action(function(env, options) {
     self.Embark.initConfig(env || 'development', {
-        embarkConfig: 'embark.json'
+        embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
+        interceptLogs: false
     });
     self.Embark.build(env || 'development');
   });
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ Cmd.prototype.blockchain = function() {
   .description('run blockchain server (default: development)')
   .action(function(env ,options) {
     self.Embark.initConfig(env || 'development', {
-        embarkConfig: 'embark.json'
+        embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
+        interceptLogs: false
     });
     self.Embark.blockchain(env || 'development', options.client || 'geth');
   });
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ Cmd.prototype.simulator = function() {
   .option('-h, --host [host]', 'host to run the rpc simulator (default: localhost)')
   .action(function(env, options) {
     self.Embark.initConfig(env || 'development', {
-        embarkConfig: 'embark.json'
+        embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
+        interceptLogs: false
     });
     self.Embark.simulator({port: options.port, host: options.host});
   });