diff --git a/distributask/distributask.py b/distributask/distributask.py
index 57d0025..259025a 100644
--- a/distributask/distributask.py
+++ b/distributask/distributask.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 class Distributask:
     """
-    The Distributask class contains the core features of distributask, including creating and 
-    executing the task queue, managing workers using the Vast.ai API, and uploading files and directories 
+    The Distributask class contains the core features of distributask, including creating and
+    executing the task queue, managing workers using the Vast.ai API, and uploading files and directories
     using the Hugging Face API.
     """
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def __init__(
         broker_pool_limit=os.getenv("BROKER_POOL_LIMIT", 1),
     ) -> None:
         """
-        Initialize the Distributask object with the provided configuration parameters. Also sets some 
+        Initialize the Distributask object with the provided configuration parameters. Also sets some
         default settings in Celery and handles cleanup of Celery queue and Redis server on exit.
 
         Args:
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def initialize_dataset(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         Initialize a Hugging Face repository if it doesn't exist. Reads Hugging Face info from config or .env
 
         Args:
-            kwargs: kwargs that can be passed into the HfApi.create_repo function. 
+            kwargs: kwargs that can be passed into the HfApi.create_repo function.
 
         Raises:
             HTTPError: If repo cannot be created due to connection error other than repo not existing
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ def create_instance(
             raise ValueError("VAST_API_KEY is not set in the environment")
 
         if command is None:
-            command = f"celery -A {module_name} worker --loglevel=info --concurrency=1"
+            command = f"celery -A {module_name} worker --loglevel=info --concurrency=1 --without-heartbeat"
 
         json_blob = {
             "client_id": "me",
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ def rent_nodes(
         command: str = None,
     ) -> List[Dict]:
         """
-        Rent nodes as an instance on the Vast.ai platform. 
+        Rent nodes as an instance on the Vast.ai platform.
 
         Args:
             max_price (float): The maximum price per hour for the nodes.
@@ -648,6 +648,26 @@ def rent_nodes(
                 break
         return rented_nodes
 
+    def get_node_log(self, node: Dict, wait_time: int = 2):
+
+        node_id = node["instance_id"]
+        url = f"https://console.vast.ai/api/v0/instances/request_logs/{node_id}/"
+
+        payload = {"tail": "1000"}
+        headers = {
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": "Bearer ac8b1195eb3f71e5d3520b6c2cbd81b671b05619d5f1b276eaaf25f5177b0599",
+        }
+
+        response = requests.request(
+            "PUT", url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=5
+        )
+        log_url = response.json()["result_url"]
+        time.sleep(wait_time)
+        log_response = requests.get(log_url, timeout=5)
+
+        return log_response
+
     def terminate_nodes(self, nodes: List[Dict]) -> None:
         """
         Terminate the instances of rented nodes on Vast.ai.
@@ -666,7 +686,9 @@ def terminate_nodes(self, nodes: List[Dict]) -> None:
                     f"Error terminating node: {node['instance_id']}, {str(e)}", "error"
                 )
 
-    def monitor_tasks(self, tasks, update_interval = 1, show_time_left=True, print_statements=True):
+    def monitor_tasks(
+        self, tasks, update_interval=1, show_time_left=True, print_statements=True
+    ):
         """
         Monitor the status of the tasks on the Vast.ai nodes.
 
@@ -675,7 +697,7 @@ def monitor_tasks(self, tasks, update_interval = 1, show_time_left=True, print_s
             update_interval (bool): Number of seconds the status of tasks are updated.
             show_time_left (bool): Show the estimated time left to complete tasks using the tqdm progress bar
             print_statments (bool): Allow printing of status of task queue
-            
+
         Raises:
             Exception: If error in the process of executing the tasks
         """
@@ -691,15 +713,12 @@ def monitor_tasks(self, tasks, update_interval = 1, show_time_left=True, print_s
                     pbar.update(current_tasks - pbar.n)
                     time.sleep(update_interval)
         except Exception as e:
-            self.log(
-                f"Error in executing tasks on nodes, {str(e)}"
-            )
-            
+            self.log(f"Error in executing tasks on nodes, {str(e)}")
+
         if all(task.ready() for task in tasks):
             print("All tasks completed.")
 
 
-
 distributask = None
 
 
@@ -707,7 +726,7 @@ def create_from_config(config_path="config.json", env_path=".env") -> Distributa
     """
     Create Distributask object using settings that merge config.json and .env files present in distributask directory.
     If there are conflicting values, the .env takes priority.
-    
+
     Args:
         config_path (str): path to config.json file
         env_path (str): path to .env file