diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cli.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cli.go
index 1611ff0..fa1f9f1 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cli.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Cli interface {
 	Client() client.API
 	Entities() []Entity
 	GlobalOptions() *GlobalOptions
-	Exec(cmd string, args []string) (stdout string, stderr string, err error)
+	Exec(cmd string, args []string, liveOutput bool) (stdout string, stderr string, err error)
 	AppName() string
 
 	Out() *streams.Out
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (cli *CLI) GlobalOptions() *GlobalOptions {
 	return cli.globalOptions
 }
 
-func (cli *CLI) Exec(cmd string, args []string) (string, string, error) {
+func (cli *CLI) Exec(cmd string, args []string, liveOutput bool) (string, string, error) {
 	if cmd == "" {
 		return "", "", errors.New("cannot execute empty command")
 	}
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ func (cli *CLI) Exec(cmd string, args []string) (string, string, error) {
 		args = append(cmdParts[1:], args...)
 	}
 	ecmd := newExternalCmd(externalExe(cmdParts[0]), args, cli)
-	res, err := ecmd.exec()
+
+	res, err := ecmd.exec(liveOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_config.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_config.go
index 18cf314..027f1d4 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_config.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_config.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func runConfigCmd(cli Cli, opts ConfigCmdOptions) error {
 		args = append(args, hideInternalFlag)
 	}
 
-	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("agentctl config", args)
+	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("agentctl config", args, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_dependency.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_dependency.go
index 755cbb2..aa095f5 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_dependency.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_dependency.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func linkSetUpDown(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 					}
 				} else if args[len(args)-1] == "down" {
 					//link down interface, only assigned network devices have /net directory which is name of interface
-					stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("ls", []string{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/" + physicalInterfaces[matchId].Pci + "/net"})
+					stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("ls", []string{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/" + physicalInterfaces[matchId].Pci + "/net"}, false)
 					if stderr != "" {
 						return errors.New(stderr)
 					}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func linkSetUpDown(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 						return err
 					}
 					if stdout != "" {
-						_, _, err = cli.Exec("sudo ip link set "+stdout+" down", nil)
+						_, _, err = cli.Exec("sudo ip link set "+stdout+" down", nil, false)
 						if err != err {
 							return err
 						}
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func linkSetUpDown(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func IsDockerAvailable(cli Cli) (bool, error) {
-	out, _, err := cli.Exec("whereis docker", nil)
+	out, _, err := cli.Exec("whereis docker", nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func IsDockerAvailable(cli Cli) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func AllocatedHugePages(cli Cli) (int, error) {
-	out, _, err := cli.Exec("sysctl vm.nr_hugepages -n", nil)
+	out, _, err := cli.Exec("sysctl vm.nr_hugepages -n", nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func ResizeHugePages(cli Cli, size uint) error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(cli.Out(), "Skipping hugepages")
 		return nil
 	}
-	_, _, err := cli.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=%d", size), nil)
+	_, _, err := cli.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=%d", size), nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func InstallDocker(cli Cli, dockerVersion string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, command := range commands {
-		out, stderr, err := cli.Exec("bash -c", []string{command})
+		out, stderr, err := cli.Exec("bash -c", []string{command}, false)
 		if stderr != "" {
 			return errors.New(command + ": " + stderr)
 		}
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func unbindDevice(cli Cli, pci string, driver string) error {
 	//Mostly
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("/sys/bus/pci/drivers/%s/unbind", driver)
 
-	_, stderr, err := cli.Exec("sudo bash -c", []string{"echo \"" + pci + "\" > " + path})
+	_, stderr, err := cli.Exec("sudo bash -c", []string{"echo \"" + pci + "\" > " + path}, false)
 	if stderr != "" {
 		return errors.New(stderr)
 	}
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func bindDevice(cli Cli, pci string, driver string) error {
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("/sys/bus/pci/drivers/%s/bind", driver)
 
-	_, stderr, err := cli.Exec("sudo bash -c", []string{"echo \"" + pci + "\" > " + path})
+	_, stderr, err := cli.Exec("sudo bash -c", []string{"echo \"" + pci + "\" > " + path}, false)
 	if stderr != "" {
 		return errors.New(stderr)
 	}
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func bindDevice(cli Cli, pci string, driver string) error {
 func DumpDevices(cli Cli) ([]NetworkInterface, error) {
 	var nics []NetworkInterface
 
-	stdout, _, err := cli.Exec("lspci", []string{"-Dvmmnnk"})
+	stdout, _, err := cli.Exec("lspci", []string{"-Dvmmnnk"}, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_deploy.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_deploy.go
index d84ba48..5a5e267 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_deploy.go
@@ -59,12 +59,10 @@ func newDeploymentUp(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:               cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
 		DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose up", args)
+			_, _, err := cli.Exec("docker compose up", args, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintln(cli.Out(), stdout)
-			fmt.Fprintln(cli.Err(), stderr)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -78,12 +76,10 @@ func newDeploymentDown(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:               cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
 		DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose down", args)
+			_, _, err := cli.Exec("docker compose down", args, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintln(cli.Out(), stdout)
-			fmt.Fprintln(cli.Err(), stderr)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -97,7 +93,7 @@ func newDeploymentConfig(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:               cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
 		DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose convert", args)
+			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose convert", args, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ func newDeploymentInfo(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:               cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
 		DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose ps", args)
+			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose ps", args, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -135,7 +131,7 @@ func newDeploymentImages(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:               cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
 		DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose images", args)
+			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose images", args, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ func newDeploymentServices(cli Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:               cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
 		DisableFlagParsing: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose ps --services", args)
+			stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec("docker compose ps --services", args, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_status.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_status.go
index a5f50c7..0582b35 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_status.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_status.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func runStatusCmd(cli Cli, opts StatusOptions) error {
 			if sn, ok := compo.GetMetadata()["containerServiceName"]; ok {
 				cmd := fmt.Sprintf("vpp-probe --env=%s --query label=%s=%s discover", defaultVppProbeEnv, compose.ServiceLabel, sn)
 				formatArg := fmt.Sprintf("--format=%s", opts.Format)
-				stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{formatArg})
+				stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{formatArg}, false)
 				if err != nil {
 					if ee, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 						logrus.Tracef("vpp-probe discover failed for service %s with error: %v: %s", sn, ee.String(), ee.Stderr)
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_support.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_support.go
index 196720b..f21f22d 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_support.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_support.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func writeInterfaces(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, otherA
 	for _, compo := range components {
 		if sn, ok := compo.GetMetadata()["containerServiceName"]; ok {
 			cmd := fmt.Sprintf("vpp-probe --color never --env=%s --query label=%s=%s discover", defaultVppProbeEnv, compose.ServiceLabel, sn)
-			stdout, _, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{})
+			stdout, _, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{}, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				if ee, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 					logrus.Tracef("vpp-probe discover failed for service %s with error: %v: %s", sn, ee.String(), ee.Stderr)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func writeStatusAsJson(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, othe
 
 func writeDockerComposeConfig(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, otherArgs ...interface{}) error {
 	cmd := "docker compose config"
-	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{})
+	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{}, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func writeDockerComposeConfig(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Componen
 
 func writeDockerContainers(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, otherArgs ...interface{}) error {
 	cmd := "docker compose ps --all"
-	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{})
+	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{}, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func writeDockerContainers(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component,
 
 func writeDockerInspect(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, otherArgs ...interface{}) error {
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("docker inspect %s", fmt.Sprintf("%s", otherArgs[0]))
-	stdout, _, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{})
+	stdout, _, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{}, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func writeAgentCtlInfo(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, args
 
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("agentctl --host %s --http-port %d --grpc-port=%d report -i -o %s",
 		host, httpPort, grpcPort, tempDirName)
-	_, _, err = cli.Exec(cmd, []string{})
+	_, _, err = cli.Exec(cmd, []string{}, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func writeAgentCtlInfo(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, args
 func writeDockerLogs(cli Cli, w io.Writer, components []client.Component, args ...interface{}) error {
 	serviceName := args[0]
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("docker compose logs --no-color -n 10000 %s", serviceName)
-	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{})
+	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(cmd, []string{}, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_trace.go b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_trace.go
index a321a48..431b9c9 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_trace.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/cmd_trace.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runTraceCmd(cli Cli, opts TraceCmdOptions) error {
 	// - consider selecting IP and source network namespace automatically
 	// - consider allowing users to simply select component names for ping src/dst
 
-	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("vpp-probe --env=%s trace", defaultVppProbeEnv), args)
+	stdout, stderr, err := cli.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("vpp-probe --env=%s trace", defaultVppProbeEnv), args, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/swctl/app/exec.go b/cmd/swctl/app/exec.go
index add5b73..64d3566 100644
--- a/cmd/swctl/app/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/swctl/app/exec.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package app
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -106,12 +107,20 @@ type ExecResult struct {
 	Stderr string
 }
 
-func (ec *externalCmd) exec() (*ExecResult, error) {
+func (ec *externalCmd) exec(liveOutput bool) (*ExecResult, error) {
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd := exec.Command(ec.name, ec.args...)
+	if liveOutput {
+		stdoutMultiWriter := io.MultiWriter(&stdout, ec.cli.out)
+		stderrMultiWriter := io.MultiWriter(&stderr, ec.cli.err)
+		cmd.Stdout = stdoutMultiWriter
+		cmd.Stderr = stderrMultiWriter
+	} else {
+		cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+		cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	}
+
 	cmd.Env = ec.env
-	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 
 	now := time.Now()
 	logrus.Tracef("[%s] %q", color.Gray.Sprint("EXEC"), cmd.String())