diff --git a/mpisppy/tests/test_config.py b/mpisppy/tests/test_config.py
index 1ff7de4e9..97c197858 100644
--- a/mpisppy/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/mpisppy/tests/test_config.py
@@ -445,6 +445,64 @@ def test_rc_fixer_with_reduced_costs_does_not_raise(self):
         cfg = self._make_rho_cfg(rc_fixer=True, reduced_costs=True)
         cfg.checker()
 
+    def _add_log_dir_keys(self, cfg, hub_only=False, log_dir=None):
+        cfg.add_to_config("hub_only_solver_logs", description="x",
+                          domain=bool, default=hub_only, argparse=False)
+        cfg.add_to_config("solver_log_dir", description="x",
+                          domain=str, default=log_dir, argparse=False)
+
+    def test_hub_only_solver_logs_without_log_dir_raises(self):
+        cfg = self._make_rho_cfg()
+        self._add_log_dir_keys(cfg, hub_only=True, log_dir=None)
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            cfg.checker()
+
+    def test_hub_only_solver_logs_with_log_dir_does_not_raise(self):
+        cfg = self._make_rho_cfg()
+        self._add_log_dir_keys(cfg, hub_only=True, log_dir="/tmp/logs")
+        cfg.checker()
+
+    def test_hub_only_solver_logs_default_off_does_not_raise(self):
+        cfg = self._make_rho_cfg()
+        self._add_log_dir_keys(cfg, hub_only=False, log_dir=None)
+        cfg.checker()
+
+
+class TestSharedOptionsLogDir(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for solver_log_dir propagation through cfg_vanilla.shared_options."""
+
+    def _make_cfg(self, log_dir=None, hub_only=False):
+        cfg = Config()
+        cfg.popular_args()
+        cfg.solver_name = "gurobi"
+        cfg.solver_log_dir = log_dir
+        cfg.hub_only_solver_logs = hub_only
+        return cfg
+
+    def test_log_dir_propagates_to_hub_and_spoke_by_default(self):
+        import mpisppy.utils.cfg_vanilla as vanilla
+        cfg = self._make_cfg(log_dir="/tmp/logs", hub_only=False)
+        self.assertEqual(vanilla.shared_options(cfg, is_hub=True)["solver_log_dir"],
+                         "/tmp/logs")
+        self.assertEqual(vanilla.shared_options(cfg, is_hub=False)["solver_log_dir"],
+                         "/tmp/logs")
+
+    def test_hub_only_suppresses_spoke_but_keeps_hub(self):
+        import mpisppy.utils.cfg_vanilla as vanilla
+        cfg = self._make_cfg(log_dir="/tmp/logs", hub_only=True)
+        self.assertEqual(vanilla.shared_options(cfg, is_hub=True)["solver_log_dir"],
+                         "/tmp/logs")
+        self.assertNotIn("solver_log_dir",
+                         vanilla.shared_options(cfg, is_hub=False))
+
+    def test_no_log_dir_no_key_anywhere(self):
+        import mpisppy.utils.cfg_vanilla as vanilla
+        cfg = self._make_cfg(log_dir=None, hub_only=False)
+        self.assertNotIn("solver_log_dir",
+                         vanilla.shared_options(cfg, is_hub=True))
+        self.assertNotIn("solver_log_dir",
+                         vanilla.shared_options(cfg, is_hub=False))
+
 
 class TestConfigFixerArgs(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for Config.fixer_args() and related extension args."""
diff --git a/mpisppy/utils/cfg_vanilla.py b/mpisppy/utils/cfg_vanilla.py
index 96738fe9b..f316649e9 100644
--- a/mpisppy/utils/cfg_vanilla.py
+++ b/mpisppy/utils/cfg_vanilla.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _maybe_attach_jensens(spoke_dict, cfg, spoke_prefix,
         "scenario_creator_kwargs": scenario_creator_kwargs,
     }
 
-def shared_options(cfg):
+def shared_options(cfg, is_hub=False):
     shoptions = {
         "solver_name": cfg.solver_name,
         "defaultPHrho": cfg.default_rho,
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ def shared_options(cfg):
     if _hasit(cfg, "reduced_costs"):
         shoptions["rc_bound_tol"] = cfg.rc_bound_tol
     if _hasit(cfg, "solver_log_dir"):
-        shoptions["solver_log_dir"] = cfg.solver_log_dir
+        if is_hub or not cfg.get("hub_only_solver_logs", False):
+            shoptions["solver_log_dir"] = cfg.solver_log_dir
     if _hasit(cfg, "obbt"):
         shoptions["presolve_options"] = {
             "obbt" : cfg.obbt,
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ def ph_hub(
 ):
     from mpisppy.opt.ph import PH
     from mpisppy.cylinders.hub import PHHub
-    shoptions = shared_options(cfg)
+    shoptions = shared_options(cfg, is_hub=True)
     options = copy.deepcopy(shoptions)
     options["convthresh"] = cfg.intra_hub_conv_thresh
 
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ def subgradient_hub(cfg,
 ):
     from mpisppy.opt.subgradient import Subgradient
     from mpisppy.cylinders.hub import SubgradientHub
-    shoptions = shared_options(cfg)
+    shoptions = shared_options(cfg, is_hub=True)
     options = copy.deepcopy(shoptions)
     options["convthresh"] = cfg.intra_hub_conv_thresh
 
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ def fwph_hub(cfg,
 ):
     from mpisppy.opt.fwph import FWPH
     from mpisppy.cylinders.hub import FWPHHub
-    shoptions = shared_options(cfg)
+    shoptions = shared_options(cfg, is_hub=True)
     options = copy.deepcopy(shoptions)
     options["convthresh"] = cfg.intra_hub_conv_thresh
 
diff --git a/mpisppy/utils/config.py b/mpisppy/utils/config.py
index 94edd933c..1f9a9dfa6 100644
--- a/mpisppy/utils/config.py
+++ b/mpisppy/utils/config.py
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ def _bad_options(msg):
         if self.get("rc_fixer") and not self.get("reduced_costs"):
             _bad_options("--rc-fixer requires --reduced-costs")
 
+        if self.get("hub_only_solver_logs") and not self.get("solver_log_dir"):
+            _bad_options("--hub-only-solver-logs requires --solver-log-dir")
+
     def add_solver_specs(self, prefix=""):
         sstr = f"{prefix}_solver" if prefix else "solver"
         if prefix:
@@ -213,6 +216,12 @@ def popular_args(self):
                            domain=str,
                            default=None)
 
+        self.add_to_config("hub_only_solver_logs",
+                           description="When set with --solver-log-dir, only the hub writes "
+                           "solver logs; spokes do not. Requires --solver-log-dir.",
+                           domain=bool,
+                           default=False)
+
         self.add_to_config("warmstart_subproblems",
                            description="Warmstart subproblems from prior solution.",
                            domain=bool,