diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go
index 36df4e09f769..ae8792256f68 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go
@@ -68,14 +68,17 @@ func (g ConnectContainer) GetPort(port int) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func (g ConnectContainer) Restart() error {
-	_, err := g.GetStatus()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error fetching sidecar container state %s", err)
+	var deferClean utils.ResettableDefer
+	defer deferClean.Execute()
+
+	if utils.FollowLog {
+		if err := g.container.StopLogProducer(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("stopping log producer: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Stopping container: %s\n", g.GetName())
-	err = g.container.Stop(g.ctx, nil)
-
+	err := g.container.Stop(g.ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error stopping sidecar container %s", err)
 	}
@@ -85,6 +88,17 @@ func (g ConnectContainer) Restart() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error starting sidecar container %s", err)
 	}
+
+	if utils.FollowLog {
+		if err := g.container.StartLogProducer(g.ctx); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("starting log producer: %w", err)
+		}
+		g.container.FollowOutput(&LogConsumer{})
+		deferClean.Add(func() {
+			_ = g.container.StopLogProducer()
+		})
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }