diff --git a/src/commands/start/curio/daemon.rs b/src/commands/start/curio/daemon.rs
index 1250ba3e..7a7d80bf 100644
--- a/src/commands/start/curio/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/commands/start/curio/daemon.rs
@@ -248,5 +248,8 @@ fn build_docker_create_args(
         docker_args.extend_from_slice(&["-e".to_string(), env.clone()]);
     }
 
+    docker_args.push("-e".to_string());
+    docker_args.push(crate::constants::CURIO_LOG_LEVEL.to_string());
+
     Ok(docker_args)
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/start/curio/db_setup.rs b/src/commands/start/curio/db_setup.rs
index b89fc501..abd1bbb2 100644
--- a/src/commands/start/curio/db_setup.rs
+++ b/src/commands/start/curio/db_setup.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ fn create_base_cluster(
         docker_args.push(env);
     }
 
+    docker_args.push("-e");
+    docker_args.push(crate::constants::CURIO_LOG_LEVEL);
+
     // Add image and command
     let bash_cmd = format!(
         "sleep 3 && /usr/local/bin/lotus-bins/curio config new-cluster {}",
@@ -311,6 +314,9 @@ fn create_pdp_layer(context: &SetupContext, sp_index: usize) -> Result<(), Box<d
         docker_args.push(env);
     }
 
+    docker_args.push("-e");
+    docker_args.push(crate::constants::CURIO_LOG_LEVEL);
+
     // Add image and command with heredoc for config
     let bash_cmd = format!(
         "sleep 5 && /usr/local/bin/lotus-bins/curio config create --title pdp-only << 'EOF'\n{}\nEOF",
diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index f653036c..6097f7a6 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ pub const ENV_FOC_DEVNET_CONTRACT_MULTICALL: &str = "FOC_CONTRACT_MULTICALL";
 pub const ENV_FOC_DEVNET_CONTRACT_SIMPLE: &str = "FOC_CONTRACT_SIMPLE";
 pub const ENV_FOC_DEVNET_CONTRACT_USDFC: &str = "FOC_CONTRACT_USDFC";
 
+/// Curio logging configuration
+pub const CURIO_LOG_LEVEL: &str = "GOLOG_LOG_LEVEL=pdp=debug";
+
 /// File paths within containers
 pub const LOTUS_BINARY_PATH: &str = "/usr/local/bin/lotus-bins/lotus";
 pub const LOTUS_MINER_BINARY_PATH: &str = "/usr/local/bin/lotus-bins/lotus-miner";
diff --git a/src/docker/core.rs b/src/docker/core.rs
index 382e29d1..a457b310 100644
--- a/src/docker/core.rs
+++ b/src/docker/core.rs
@@ -54,14 +54,31 @@ pub fn docker_command(args: &[&str]) -> Result<Output, Box<dyn Error>> {
 
 /// Get logs from a Docker container.
 ///
+/// Collects both stdout and stderr. Go programs (e.g. Curio)
+/// write all log output to stderr, so both streams must be collected to get complete
+/// logs.
+///
 /// # Arguments
 /// * `container_name` - The name of the container to get logs from
 ///
 /// # Returns
-/// The container logs on success.
+/// The combined stdout + stderr container logs on success.
 pub fn get_container_logs(container_name: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let output = docker_command(&["logs", container_name])?;
-    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).to_string())
+
+    let mut logs = String::new();
+    let stdout_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    logs.push_str(&stdout_str);
+    if !stdout_str.is_empty()
+        && !stderr_str.is_empty()
+        && !stdout_str.ends_with('\n')
+        && !stderr_str.starts_with('\n')
+    {
+        logs.push('\n');
+    }
+    logs.push_str(&stderr_str);
+    Ok(logs)
 }
 
 /// Check if a port is available (not in use)