diff --git a/docker-compose.development.yml b/docker-compose.development.yml
index 60ec380f..b4a049fd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.development.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.development.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ services:
       - PREFETCH_RUNS_SINCE=2592000 # 30 days in seconds
       - PREFETCH_RUNS_LIMIT=1 # Prefetch only one run
       - S3_NUM_WORKERS=2
-      - CACHE_ARTIFACT_MAX_ACTIONS=4
-      - CACHE_DAG_MAX_ACTIONS=4
+      - CACHE_ARTIFACT_MAX_ACTIONS=1
+      - CACHE_DAG_MAX_ACTIONS=1
+      - CACHE_LOG_MAX_ACTIONS=1
       - CACHE_ARTIFACT_STORAGE_LIMIT=16000000
       - CACHE_DAG_STORAGE_LIMIT=16000000
       - WS_POSTPROCESS_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT=8
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./services:/root/services
     environment:
+      - LOGLEVEL=WARNING
       - MF_METADATA_DB_HOST=db
       - MF_METADATA_DB_PORT=5432
       - MF_METADATA_DB_USER=postgres
diff --git a/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_server.py b/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_server.py
index 268709d3..829c833b 100644
--- a/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_server.py
+++ b/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_server.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def _error_callback(self, worker, res):
               help="Maximum number of concurrent cache actions.")
 @click.option("--max-size",
               default=10000,
-              help="Maximum amount of disk space to use in MB.")
+              help="Maximum amount of disk space to use in bytes.")
 def cli(root=None,
         max_actions=None,
         max_size=None):
diff --git a/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_store.py b/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_store.py
index dd73fbf1..338eb507 100644
--- a/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_store.py
+++ b/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/client/cache_store.py
@@ -181,12 +181,17 @@ def mark_for_deletion(path, size):
                 unmarked_size -= size
 
     def ensure_path(self, path):
+        "Ensures that the directory for a given path exists, creating it if missing."
         dirr = os.path.dirname(path)
+        self.ensure_dir(dirr)
+
+    def ensure_dir(self, dirr):
+        "Ensures that a directory exists, creating it if missing."
         if not os.path.isdir(dirr):
             try:
                 makedirs(dirr)
             except Exception as ex:
-                self.warn(ex, "Could not create dir: %s" % path)
+                self.warn(ex, "Could not create dir: %s" % dirr)
 
     def open_tempdir(self, token, action_name, stream_key):
         self._gc_objects()
@@ -198,7 +203,9 @@ def open_tempdir(self, token, action_name, stream_key):
             )
 
         try:
-            tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="cache_action_%s." % token, dir=self.tmproot)
+            self.ensure_dir(self.tmproot)
+            tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='cache_action_%s.' % token,
+                                   dir=self.tmproot)
         except Exception as ex:
             msg = "Could not create a temp directory for request %s" % token
             self.warn(ex, msg)
diff --git a/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/store.py b/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/store.py
index 307c7f90..538b8987 100644
--- a/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/store.py
+++ b/services/ui_backend_service/data/cache/store.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ async def start_caches(self, app):
 
     async def _monitor_restart_requests(self):
         while True:
-            for _cache in [self.artifact_cache, self.dag_cache]:
+            for _cache in [self.artifact_cache, self.dag_cache, self.log_cache]:
                 if await _cache.restart_requested():
                     cache_name = type(_cache).__name__
                     logger.info("[{}] restart requested...".format(cache_name))