diff --git a/runtime/default.go b/runtime/default.go
index 93c69739..5b85a3a2 100644
--- a/runtime/default.go
+++ b/runtime/default.go
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ func (r *runtime) Create(s *Service, opts ...CreateOption) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// exists returns whether the given file or directory exists
+func exists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return true, err
+}
+
 // @todo: Getting existing lines is not supported yet.
 // The reason for this is because it's hard to calculate line offset
 // as opposed to character offset.
@@ -265,18 +277,41 @@ func (r *runtime) Logs(s *Service, options ...LogsOption) (LogStream, error) {
 		stream:  make(chan LogRecord),
 		stop:    make(chan bool),
 	}
-	t, err := tail.TailFile(logFile(s.Name), tail.Config{Follow: true, Location: &tail.SeekInfo{
-		Whence: 2,
-		Offset: 0,
+
+	fpath := logFile(s.Name)
+	if ex, err := exists(fpath); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if !ex {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Log file %v does not exists", fpath)
+	}
+
+	whence := 2
+	// Multiply by length of an average line of log in bytes
+	offset := -1 * lopts.Count * 200
+
+	t, err := tail.TailFile(logFile(s.Name), tail.Config{Follow: lopts.Stream, Location: &tail.SeekInfo{
+		Whence: whence,
+		Offset: int64(offset),
 	}, Logger: tail.DiscardingLogger})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	ret.tail = t
 	go func() {
-		for line := range t.Lines {
-			ret.stream <- LogRecord{Message: line.Text}
+		for {
+			select {
+			case line, ok := <-t.Lines:
+				if !ok {
+					ret.Stop()
+					return
+				}
+				ret.stream <- LogRecord{Message: line.Text}
+			case <-ret.stop:
+				return
+			}
 		}
+
 	}()
 	return ret, nil
 }
@@ -301,16 +336,17 @@ func (l *logStream) Error() error {
 func (l *logStream) Stop() error {
 	l.Lock()
 	defer l.Unlock()
-	// @todo seems like this is causing a hangup
-	//err := l.tail.Stop()
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	return err
-	//}
+
 	select {
 	case <-l.stop:
 		return nil
 	default:
 		close(l.stop)
+		close(l.stream)
+		err := l.tail.Stop()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/runtime/service/service.go b/runtime/service/service.go
index 06cfc2ad..f2c5c95a 100644
--- a/runtime/service/service.go
+++ b/runtime/service/service.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/runtime"
 	pb "github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/runtime/service/proto"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/util/log"
 )
 
 type svc struct {
@@ -72,14 +71,15 @@ func (s *svc) Logs(service *runtime.Service, opts ...runtime.LogsOption) (runtim
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)
 	}
+
 	if options.Context == nil {
 		options.Context = context.Background()
 	}
 
 	ls, err := s.runtime.Logs(options.Context, &pb.LogsRequest{
 		Service: service.Name,
-		Stream:  true,
-		Count:   10, // @todo pass in actual options
+		Stream:  options.Stream,
+		Count:   options.Count,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -89,14 +89,39 @@ func (s *svc) Logs(service *runtime.Service, opts ...runtime.LogsOption) (runtim
 		stream:  make(chan runtime.LogRecord),
 		stop:    make(chan bool),
 	}
+
 	go func() {
 		for {
-			record := runtime.LogRecord{}
-			err := ls.RecvMsg(&record)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err)
+			select {
+			// @todo this never seems to return, investigate
+			case <-ls.Context().Done():
+				logStream.Stop()
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			// @todo this never seems to return, investigate
+			case <-ls.Context().Done():
+				return
+			case _, ok := <-logStream.stream:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+			default:
+				record := pb.LogRecord{}
+				err := ls.RecvMsg(&record)
+				if err != nil {
+					logStream.Stop()
+					return
+				}
+				logStream.stream <- runtime.LogRecord{
+					Message:  record.GetMessage(),
+					Metadata: record.GetMetadata(),
+				}
 			}
-			logStream.stream <- record
 		}
 	}()
 	return logStream, nil
@@ -125,6 +150,7 @@ func (l *serviceLogStream) Stop() error {
 	case <-l.stop:
 		return nil
 	default:
+		close(l.stream)
 		close(l.stop)
 	}
 	return nil