diff --git a/cmd/aem/cli.go b/cmd/aem/cli.go
index aba21921..e3062165 100644
--- a/cmd/aem/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/aem/cli.go
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ func (c *CLI) configure() {
 func (c *CLI) configureOutput() {
 	c.outputValue = c.config.Values().Output.Value
 	c.outputFormat = strings.ReplaceAll(c.config.Values().Output.Format, "yaml", "yml")
-	c.outputLogFile = c.config.Values().Output.LogFile
-	c.outputLogText = c.config.Values().Output.LogText
+	c.outputLogFile = c.config.Values().Output.Log.File
+	c.outputLogText = c.config.Values().Output.Log.Text
 
-	if len(c.outputValue) > 0 {
+	if c.outputValue != common.OutputValueNone && c.outputValue != common.OutputValueAll {
 		c.outputFormat = fmtx.Text
 		c.outputLogText = true
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/aem/root.go b/cmd/aem/root.go
index 48bf284d..7ce10210 100644
--- a/cmd/aem/root.go
+++ b/cmd/aem/root.go
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ func (c *CLI) rootFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&(c.config.Values().Output.Format),
 		"output-format", c.config.Values().Output.Format,
 		"Controls output format ("+strings.Join(cfg.OutputFormats(), "|")+")")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&(c.config.Values().Output.LogFile),
-		"output-log-file", c.config.Values().Output.LogFile,
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&(c.config.Values().Output.Log.File),
+		"output-log-file", c.config.Values().Output.Log.File,
 		"Controls output file path")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&(c.config.Values().Output.Log.Text),
+		"output-log-text", c.config.Values().Output.Log.Text,
+		"Write outputs and log entries to file instead of printing to console (when output format is \"text\")")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&(c.config.Values().Output.Value),
 		"output-value", c.config.Values().Output.Value,
 		"Limits output to single variable")
diff --git a/pkg/cfg/defaults.go b/pkg/cfg/defaults.go
index 89e5ce3a..ff6798ce 100644
--- a/pkg/cfg/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/cfg/defaults.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ func setDefaults(v *viper.Viper) {
 	v.SetDefault("input.format", fmtx.YML)
 	v.SetDefault("input.file", common.STDIn)
 	v.SetDefault("output.format", fmtx.Text)
-	v.SetDefault("output.log_file", common.LogFile)
-	v.SetDefault("output.log_text", true)
 	v.SetDefault("output.value", common.OutputValueAll)
+	v.SetDefault("output.log.file", common.LogFile)
+	v.SetDefault("output.log.text", false)
 
 	v.SetDefault("instance.processing_mode", instance.ProcessingAuto)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cfg/values.go b/pkg/cfg/values.go
index 555e903a..221e546b 100644
--- a/pkg/cfg/values.go
+++ b/pkg/cfg/values.go
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ type ConfigValues struct {
 	} `mapstructure:"input" yaml:"input"`
 
 	Output struct {
-		LogFile string `mapstructure:"log_file" yaml:"log_file"`
-		LogText bool   `mapstructure:"log_text" yaml:"log_text"`
-		Format  string `mapstructure:"format" yaml:"format"`
-		Value   string `mapstructure:"value" yaml:"value"`
+		Format string `mapstructure:"format" yaml:"format"`
+		Value  string `mapstructure:"value" yaml:"value"`
+		Log    struct {
+			File string `mapstructure:"file" yaml:"file"`
+			Text bool   `mapstructure:"text" yaml:"text"`
+		} `mapstructure:"log" yaml:"log"`
 	} `mapstructure:"output" yaml:"output"`
 
 	App struct {
diff --git a/project/classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml b/project/classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
index 47f463c1..7b23efec 100755
--- a/project/classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
+++ b/project/classic/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
@@ -188,4 +188,8 @@ input:
 
 output:
   format: text
-  file: aem/home/var/log/aem.log
+  log:
+    # File path of logs written especially when output format is different than 'text'
+    file: aem/home/var/log/aem.log
+    # Controls if console output and log entries should be written to file instead of printed to console when output format is 'text'
+    text: false
diff --git a/project/cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml b/project/cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
index 47f463c1..61c83090 100755
--- a/project/cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
+++ b/project/cloud/aem/default/etc/aem.yml
@@ -188,4 +188,8 @@ input:
 
 output:
   format: text
-  file: aem/home/var/log/aem.log
+  log:
+    # File path of logs written especially when output format is different than 'text'
+    file: aem/home/var/log/aem.log
+    # Controls if console output and log entries should be printed to console when output format is 'text'
+    text: false