diff --git a/nemo_run/run/torchx_backend/launcher.py b/nemo_run/run/torchx_backend/launcher.py
index 93f510b9..ff51c23c 100644
--- a/nemo_run/run/torchx_backend/launcher.py
+++ b/nemo_run/run/torchx_backend/launcher.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def wait_and_exit(
     log: bool,
     runner: Runner | None = None,
     timeout: int = 10,
-    log_join_timeout: int = 600,
+    log_join_timeout: int = 10,
 ) -> specs.AppStatus:
     if runner is None:
         runner = get_runner()
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ def wait_and_exit(
     logger.info(f"Job {app_id} finished: {status.state}")
 
     if log_thread and log_thread.is_alive():
-        logger.debug("Waiting for log thread to complete...")
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Waiting for {app_id}'s log thread to complete for {log_join_timeout} seconds..."
+        )
         log_thread.join(timeout=log_join_timeout)
         if log_thread.is_alive():
             logger.warning("Log thread did not complete within timeout, some logs may be missing")