diff --git a/src/drunc/unified_shell/commands.py b/src/drunc/unified_shell/commands.py
index 37d3c68eb..b65c9dc7c 100644
--- a/src/drunc/unified_shell/commands.py
+++ b/src/drunc/unified_shell/commands.py
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
 
 
 @click.command("boot")
-@click.option("--override-logs/--no-override-logs", default=True)
+@click.option(
+    "--override-logs/--no-override-logs",
+    default=None,
+    help="Manual override allows for overwriting logs or not, by appending timestamp info. Default (None) is to follow what is used in the initialisation of the unified shell.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--sleep-between-app-boot",
     type=float,
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@
 @click.pass_obj
 def boot(
     obj: ProcessManagerContext,
-    override_logs: bool,
+    override_logs: bool | None,
     sleep_between_app_boot: int | float = 0,
 ) -> None:
     log = get_logger("unified_shell.boot")
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ def boot(
         ProcessQuery(user=user, session=session_name)
     )
 
+    if override_logs is None:
+        override_logs_boot = obj.override_logs
+    else:
+        override_logs_boot = override_logs
     if len(processes.values) > 0:
         click.confirm(
             f"You already have {len(processes.values)} processes running in session {session_name}, are you sure you want to boot a session?",
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ def boot(
             user=user,
             session_name=session_name,
             log_level="INFO",  # Unused anyway !!
-            override_logs=override_logs,
+            override_logs=override_logs_boot,
             sleep_between_app_boot=sleep_between_app_boot,
         )
         for result in results:
diff --git a/src/drunc/unified_shell/context.py b/src/drunc/unified_shell/context.py
index e7d68e349..318983739 100644
--- a/src/drunc/unified_shell/context.py
+++ b/src/drunc/unified_shell/context.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.configuration_file = ""
         self.configuration_id = ""
         self.session_name = ""
+        self.override_logs = True
         self.running_mode = UnifiedShellMode.INTERACTIVE
         super(UnifiedShellContext, self).__init__()
 
diff --git a/src/drunc/unified_shell/shell.py b/src/drunc/unified_shell/shell.py
index 231d95001..23a4cb189 100644
--- a/src/drunc/unified_shell/shell.py
+++ b/src/drunc/unified_shell/shell.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ def unified_shell(
         port = mp.Value("i", 0)
 
         unified_shell_log.debug("[green]Process manager[/green] starting")
+        ctx.obj.override_logs = override_logs
         ctx.obj.pm_process = mp.Process(
             target=run_pm,
             kwargs={