diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fec947d5f..477f8d477 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export CONTAINER_FILE
 export CONTAINER_FILE_CONTENT
 
 export PROD ?= false
+export LOGSIZE ?= 1024
 
 # HELP HEADER START
 # To see the definition of all available targets, take a look into the Makefile.
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ stop-container-by-id:
 
 .PHONY: log-%
 log-%:
-	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) logs `cat develop/$(CURRENT_DEVELOP)/$* | grep CONTAINER_ID= | sed 's/^CONTAINER_ID=//'`
+	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) logs --follow --tail=$(LOGSIZE) `cat develop/$(CURRENT_DEVELOP)/$* | grep CONTAINER_ID= | sed 's/^CONTAINER_ID=//'`
 
 ##### CONTAINER TARGETS #####
 #############################