diff --git a/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m b/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m
index 4151007..0e2140a 100644
--- a/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m
+++ b/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ function RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path, Sim_File, opts, Settings)
 % Settings.SSH.host = '<hostname or ip>'
 % Settings.SSH.bin = '<path_to_openEMS>/openEMS.sh'
 %
+% Settings.LogFile = 'openEMS.log'
+%
 % RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path,Sim_File,opts,Settings)
 %
 % See also WriteOpenEMS
@@ -50,7 +52,12 @@ if (isfield(Settings,'SSH') && isunix)
         error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','scp failed!');
     end
 
-	status = unix(['ssh ' Settings.SSH.host ' "cd /tmp/' ssh_work_path ' && ' Settings.SSH.bin ' ' Sim_File ' ' opts '"'])
+    if isfield(Settings,'LogFile')
+        append_unix = [' 2>&1 | tee ' Settings.LogFile];
+    else
+        append_unix = [];
+    end
+	status = unix(['ssh ' Settings.SSH.host ' "cd /tmp/' ssh_work_path ' && ' Settings.SSH.bin ' ' Sim_File ' ' opts '"' append_unix])
     if (status~=0)
         disp(result);
         error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','ssh openEMS failed!');
@@ -71,7 +78,11 @@ if (isfield(Settings,'SSH') && isunix)
     end       
 else
     args = [Sim_File ' ' opts];
-    invoke_openEMS(args);
+    if isfield(Settings,'LogFile')
+        invoke_openEMS(args,Settings.LogFile);
+    else
+        invoke_openEMS(args);
+    end
 end
  
 cd(savePath);
diff --git a/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m b/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m
index 4079878..5672d20 100644
--- a/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m
+++ b/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function invoke_openEMS( opts )
+function invoke_openEMS( opts , logfile)
 % function invoke_openEMS( opts )
 %
 % internal method to invoke openEMS, use RunOpenEMS instead
@@ -30,5 +30,10 @@ else
 end
 
 command = [openEMS_Path ' ' opts];
+
+if (isunix && nargin>1)
+    command = [command ' 2>&1 | tee ' logfile];
+end
+
 disp( ['invoking openEMS simulator: ' command] );
 system(command);