diff --git a/engine/src/player/controller.rs b/engine/src/player/controller.rs
index d06b650b..f3e7b860 100644
--- a/engine/src/player/controller.rs
+++ b/engine/src/player/controller.rs
@@ -224,39 +224,31 @@ impl ChannelManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn run_wait(
+        &self,
+        unit: ProcessUnit,
+        child: &Arc<Mutex<Option<Child>>>,
+    ) -> Result<(), ProcessError> {
+        if let Some(proc) = child.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
+            loop {
+                match proc.try_wait() {
+                    Ok(Some(_)) => break,
+                    Ok(None) => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)),
+                    Err(e) => return Err(ProcessError::Custom(format!("{unit}: {e}"))),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Wait for process to proper close.
     /// This prevents orphaned/zombi processes in system
     pub fn wait(&self, unit: ProcessUnit) -> Result<(), ProcessError> {
-        loop {
-            match unit {
-                Decoder => {
-                    if let Some(proc) = self.decoder.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
-                        match proc.try_wait() {
-                            Ok(Some(_)) => break,
-                            Ok(None) => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)),
-                            Err(e) => return Err(ProcessError::Custom(format!("Decoder: {e}"))),
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                Encoder => {
-                    if let Some(proc) = self.encoder.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
-                        match proc.try_wait() {
-                            Ok(Some(_)) => break,
-                            Ok(None) => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)),
-                            Err(e) => return Err(ProcessError::Custom(format!("Encoder: {e}"))),
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                Ingest => {
-                    if let Some(proc) = self.ingest.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
-                        match proc.try_wait() {
-                            Ok(Some(_)) => break,
-                            Ok(None) => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)),
-                            Err(e) => return Err(ProcessError::Custom(format!("Ingest: {e}"))),
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        match unit {
+            Decoder => self.run_wait(unit, &self.decoder)?,
+            Encoder => self.run_wait(unit, &self.encoder)?,
+            Ingest => self.run_wait(unit, &self.ingest)?,
         }
 
         thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
@@ -313,11 +305,6 @@ impl ChannelManager {
                     error!(target: Target::all(), channel = channel_id; "{e}")
                 }
             }
-            if let Err(e) = self.wait(unit) {
-                if !e.to_string().contains("exited process") {
-                    error!(target: Target::all(), channel = channel_id; "{e}")
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/player/output/hls.rs b/engine/src/player/output/hls.rs
index 3fdd5a6e..18766872 100644
--- a/engine/src/player/output/hls.rs
+++ b/engine/src/player/output/hls.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ fn ingest_to_hls_server(manager: ChannelManager) -> Result<(), ProcessError> {
                 };
             }
 
-            if !is_running {
+            if !is_running && line.contains("Input #0") {
                 ingest_is_running.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
                 playlist_init.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
                 is_running = true;
diff --git a/engine/src/utils/args_parse.rs b/engine/src/utils/args_parse.rs
index d15607d6..ad3278a9 100644
--- a/engine/src/utils/args_parse.rs
+++ b/engine/src/utils/args_parse.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[clap(long, help_heading = Some("Playlist"), help = "Only validate given playlist")]
     pub validate: bool,
 
-    #[clap(long, env, help_heading = Some("Playout"), help = "Run playout without webserver and frontend.")]
+    #[clap(long, env, help_heading = Some("Playout"), help = "Run playout without webserver and frontend")]
     pub foreground: bool,
 
     #[clap(short, long, help_heading = Some("Playout"), help = "Play folder content")]
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[clap(long, env, help_heading = Some("Playout"), help = "Keep log file for given days")]
     pub log_backup_count: Option<usize>,
 
+    #[clap(long, env, help_heading = Some("Playout"), help = "Add timestamp to log line")]
+    pub log_timestamp: bool,
+
     #[clap(short, long, help_heading = Some("Playout"), help = "Set output mode: desktop, hls, null, stream")]
     pub output: Option<OutputMode>,
 
diff --git a/engine/src/utils/logging.rs b/engine/src/utils/logging.rs
index 61ebd5ba..4676c882 100644
--- a/engine/src/utils/logging.rs
+++ b/engine/src/utils/logging.rs
@@ -248,38 +248,32 @@ fn strip_tags(input: &str) -> String {
     re.replace_all(input, "").to_string()
 }
 
-fn console_formatter(w: &mut dyn Write, _now: &mut DeferredNow, record: &Record) -> io::Result<()> {
-    match record.level() {
-        Level::Debug => write!(
+fn console_formatter(w: &mut dyn Write, now: &mut DeferredNow, record: &Record) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let log_line = match record.level() {
+        Level::Debug => colorize_string(format!("<bright-blue>[DEBUG]</> {}", record.args())),
+        Level::Error => colorize_string(format!("<bright-red>[ERROR]</> {}", record.args())),
+        Level::Info => colorize_string(format!("<bright-green>[ INFO]</> {}", record.args())),
+        Level::Trace => colorize_string(format!(
+            "<bright-yellow>[TRACE]</> {}:{} {}",
+            record.file().unwrap_or_default(),
+            record.line().unwrap_or_default(),
+            record.args()
+        )),
+        Level::Warn => colorize_string(format!("<yellow>[ WARN]</> {}", record.args())),
+    };
+
+    if ARGS.log_timestamp {
+        write!(
             w,
-            "{}",
-            colorize_string(format!("<bright-blue>[DEBUG]</> {}", record.args()))
-        ),
-        Level::Error => write!(
-            w,
-            "{}",
-            colorize_string(format!("<bright-red>[ERROR]</> {}", record.args()))
-        ),
-        Level::Info => write!(
-            w,
-            "{}",
-            colorize_string(format!("<bright-green>[ INFO]</> {}", record.args()))
-        ),
-        Level::Trace => write!(
-            w,
-            "{}",
+            "{} {}",
             colorize_string(format!(
-                "<bright-yellow>[TRACE]</> {}:{} {}",
-                record.file().unwrap_or_default(),
-                record.line().unwrap_or_default(),
-                record.args()
-            ))
-        ),
-        Level::Warn => write!(
-            w,
-            "{}",
-            colorize_string(format!("<yellow>[ WARN]</> {}", record.args()))
-        ),
+                "<bright black>[{}]</>",
+                now.now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.6f")
+            )),
+            log_line
+        )
+    } else {
+        write!(w, "{}", log_line)
     }
 }