diff --git a/.github/workflows/aot.yml b/.github/workflows/aot.yml
index 771a4802..9d24ee7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aot.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ env:
   STACKQL_CORE_REF: ${{ vars.STACKQL_CORE_REF != '' && vars.STACKQL_CORE_REF || 'main' }}
   STACKQL_ANY_SDK_REPOSITORY: ${{ vars.STACKQL_ANY_SDK_REPOSITORY != '' && vars.STACKQL_ANY_SDK_REPOSITORY || 'stackql/any-sdk' }}
   STACKQL_ANY_SDK_REF: ${{ vars.STACKQL_ANY_SDK_REF != '' && vars.STACKQL_ANY_SDK_REF || 'main' }}
+  PRINT_LOG_CONTENTS: ${{ vars.PRINT_LOG_CONTENTS != '' && vars.PRINT_LOG_CONTENTS || 'false' }} # only string 'true' will generate logs to stdout, else inspect uploaded logs
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -118,13 +119,15 @@ jobs:
           echo ""
           echo "All tasks completed."
           echo ""
-          for logFile in ./test/log/*.log ; do
-            echo ""
-            echo "contents of ${logFile}:"
-            echo ""
-            cat "${logFile}"
-            echo ""
-          done
+          if [ "${{ env.PRINT_LOG_CONTENTS }}" = "true" ]; then
+            for logFile in ./test/log/*.log ; do
+              echo ""
+              echo "contents of ${logFile}:"
+              echo ""
+              cat "${logFile}"
+              echo ""
+            done
+          fi
           for rcf in ./test/log/rc_* ; do 
             thisrc="$(cat "${rcf}")"
             if [ "$thisrc" != "0" ]; then
@@ -143,5 +146,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.1
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: aot_analysis_logs
+          name: aot_analysis_logs_${{ github.event.repository.name }}_${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ./test/log