diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 0afb2e44..c71ab10d 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,9 @@ impl Daemon {
                 dataflow_id,
                 exited_before_subscribe,
             } => {
-                tracing::debug!("received AllNodesReady (dataflow id: {dataflow_id}, exited_before_subscribe: {exited_before_subscribe:?})");
+                self.send_log_message(log(LogLevel::Debug, dataflow_id,
+                    format!("received AllNodesReady (exited_before_subscribe: {exited_before_subscribe:?})"
+                ))).await?;
                 match self.running.get_mut(&dataflow_id) {
                     Some(dataflow) => {
                         let ready = exited_before_subscribe.is_empty();
@@ -479,7 +481,13 @@ impl Daemon {
                             )
                             .await?;
                         if ready {
-                            tracing::info!("coordinator reported that all nodes are ready, starting dataflow `{dataflow_id}`");
+                            self.send_log_message(log(
+                                LogLevel::Info,
+                                dataflow_id,
+                                "coordinator reported that all nodes are ready, starting dataflow",
+                            ))
+                            .await?;
+                            let dataflow = self.running.get_mut(&dataflow_id).unwrap(); // reborrow
                             dataflow.start(&self.events_tx, &self.clock).await?;
                         }
                     }
@@ -633,7 +641,13 @@ impl Daemon {
                     .await
                     .wrap_err("failed to forward remote output to local receivers")
                 {
-                    tracing::warn!("{err:?}")
+                    self.send_log_message(log_node(
+                        LogLevel::Warn,
+                        dataflow_id,
+                        node_id,
+                        format!("{err:?}"),
+                    ))
+                    .await?;
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
@@ -642,8 +656,14 @@ impl Daemon {
                 node_id,
                 output_id,
             } => {
-                let output_id = OutputId(node_id, output_id);
-                tracing::debug!(?dataflow_id, ?output_id, "received OutputClosed event");
+                let output_id = OutputId(node_id.clone(), output_id);
+                self.send_log_message(log_node(
+                    LogLevel::Debug,
+                    dataflow_id,
+                    node_id.clone(),
+                    format!("received OutputClosed event for output {output_id:?}"),
+                ))
+                .await?;
                 let inner = async {
                     let dataflow = self.running.get_mut(&dataflow_id).wrap_err_with(|| {
                         format!("send out failed: no running dataflow with ID `{dataflow_id}`")
@@ -660,7 +680,13 @@ impl Daemon {
                     .await
                     .wrap_err("failed to handle InputsClosed event sent by coordinator")
                 {
-                    tracing::warn!("{err:?}")
+                    self.send_log_message(log_node(
+                        LogLevel::Warn,
+                        dataflow_id,
+                        node_id,
+                        format!("{err:?}"),
+                    ))
+                    .await?;
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
@@ -922,6 +948,14 @@ impl Daemon {
                 event_sender,
                 reply_sender,
             } => {
+                self.send_log_message(log_node(
+                    LogLevel::Info,
+                    dataflow_id,
+                    node_id.clone(),
+                    "node is ready",
+                ))
+                .await?;
+
                 let dataflow = self.running.get_mut(&dataflow_id).ok_or_else(|| {
                     format!("subscribe failed: no running dataflow with ID `{dataflow_id}`")
                 });
@@ -931,7 +965,6 @@ impl Daemon {
                         let _ = reply_sender.send(DaemonReply::Result(Err(err)));
                     }
                     Ok(dataflow) => {
-                        tracing::info!("node `{node_id}` is ready");
                         Self::subscribe(dataflow, node_id.clone(), event_sender, &self.clock).await;
 
                         let status = dataflow
@@ -946,9 +979,13 @@ impl Daemon {
                             .await?;
                         match status {
                             DataflowStatus::AllNodesReady => {
-                                tracing::info!(
-                                    "all nodes are ready, starting dataflow `{dataflow_id}`"
-                                );
+                                self.send_log_message(log(
+                                    LogLevel::Info,
+                                    dataflow_id,
+                                    "all nodes are ready, starting dataflow",
+                                ))
+                                .await?;
+                                let dataflow = self.running.get_mut(&dataflow_id).unwrap(); // reborrow
                                 dataflow.start(&self.events_tx, &self.clock).await?;
                             }
                             DataflowStatus::Pending => {}
@@ -1293,10 +1330,12 @@ impl Daemon {
                     .clone(),
             };
 
-            tracing::info!(
-                "Dataflow `{dataflow_id}` finished on machine `{}`",
-                self.daemon_id
-            );
+            self.send_log_message(log(
+                LogLevel::Info,
+                dataflow_id,
+                format!("dataflow finished on machine `{}`", self.daemon_id),
+            ))
+            .await?;
             if let Some(connection) = &mut self.coordinator_connection {
                 let msg = serde_json::to_vec(&Timestamped {
                     inner: CoordinatorRequest::Event {
@@ -1416,9 +1455,14 @@ impl Daemon {
                 node_id,
                 exit_status,
             } => {
-                tracing::debug!(
-                    "handling node stop {dataflow_id}/{node_id} with exit status {exit_status:?}"
-                );
+                self.send_log_message(log_node(
+                    LogLevel::Debug,
+                    dataflow_id,
+                    node_id.clone(),
+                    format!("handling node stop with exit status {exit_status:?}"),
+                ))
+                .await?;
+
                 let node_result = match exit_status {
                     NodeExitStatus::Success => Ok(()),
                     exit_status => {
@@ -1434,7 +1478,7 @@ impl Daemon {
 
                         let cause = match caused_by_node {
                             Some(caused_by_node) => {
-                                tracing::info!("marking `{node_id}` as cascading error caused by `{caused_by_node}`");
+                                self.send_log_message(log_node(LogLevel::Info, dataflow_id,node_id.clone(),  format!("marking `{node_id}` as cascading error caused by `{caused_by_node}`"))).await?;
                                 NodeErrorCause::Cascading { caused_by_node }
                             }
                             None if grace_duration_kill => NodeErrorCause::GraceDuration,
@@ -2149,3 +2193,34 @@ impl CoreNodeKindExt for CoreNodeKind {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn log(level: LogLevel, dataflow_id: Uuid, message: impl Into<String>) -> LogMessage {
+    LogMessage {
+        dataflow_id,
+        node_id: None,
+        level,
+        target: Some("deamon".into()),
+        module_path: None,
+        file: None,
+        line: None,
+        message: message.into(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn log_node(
+    level: LogLevel,
+    dataflow_id: Uuid,
+    node_id: NodeId,
+    message: impl Into<String>,
+) -> LogMessage {
+    LogMessage {
+        dataflow_id,
+        node_id: Some(node_id),
+        level,
+        target: Some("deamon".into()),
+        module_path: None,
+        file: None,
+        line: None,
+        message: message.into(),
+    }
+}