diff --git a/packages/embark-ui/src/reducers/index.js b/packages/embark-ui/src/reducers/index.js
index 9bb2fe677..6eb1d50bc 100644
--- a/packages/embark-ui/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-ui/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import {EMBARK_PROCESS_NAME, DARK_THEME, DEPLOYMENT_PIPELINES, DEFAULT_HOST, ELE
 
 const BN_FACTOR = 10000;
 const VOID_ADDRESS = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+// This is set so that the total number of logs allowed in the entities state is ELEMENTS_LIMIT
+// multipled by the number of services we are monitoring for logs. As it stands currently, we
+// are monitoring only "embark" and "blockchain" logs, hence we are allowing ELEMENTS_LIMIT * 2.
+// TODO: If we update the number of services to show process logs, we need to update this number
+// to reflect the new number of services.
+const PROCESS_LOGS_LIMIT = ELEMENTS_LIMIT * 2;
 
 const entitiesDefaultState = {
   accounts: [],
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ const filtrer = {
   },
   processLogs: function(processLog, index, self) {
     if (processLog.id !== undefined) {
-      return index === self.findIndex((p) => p.id === processLog.id) && index <= ELEMENTS_LIMIT;
+      return index === self.findIndex((p) => p.id === processLog.id && p.name === processLog.name) && index <= PROCESS_LOGS_LIMIT;
     }
     return true;
   },
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 7c8137e46..e2b14882a 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
       function initEngine(callback) {
         engine.init({}, () => {
           if (!options.useDashboard) {
+            engine.startService("embarkListener");
             engine.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
             engine.logger.info((__('Welcome to Embark') + ' ' + engine.version).yellow.bold);
             engine.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ class EmbarkController {
 
         engine.startService("processManager");
         engine.startService("coreProcess");
-        engine.startService("embarkListener");
         engine.startService("blockchainListener");
         engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");