diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a643d2ff5d8bb..d3dd37e76c543 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ env:
     - CCACHE_COMPRESS=1
     - BASE_OUTDIR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/out
     - SDK_URL=https://bitcoincore.org/depends-sources/sdks
-    - PYTHON_DEBUG=1
     - WINEDEBUG=fixme-all
   matrix:
 # ARM
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ script:
     - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/depends/$HOST/lib
     - if [ "$RUN_TESTS" = "true" ]; then travis_wait 30 make $MAKEJOBS check VERBOSE=1; fi
     - if [ "$TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE" = "cron" ]; then extended="--extended --exclude pruning,dbcrash"; fi
-    - if [ "$RUN_TESTS" = "true" ]; then test/functional/test_runner.py --coverage --quiet ${extended}; fi
+    - if [ "$RUN_TESTS" = "true" ]; then test/functional/test_runner.py --combinedlogslen=4000 --coverage --quiet ${extended}; fi
 after_script:
     - echo $TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE
     - echo $TRAVIS_COMMIT_LOG
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 4590b4c650912..54fe689686001 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Base class for RPC testing."""
 
-from collections import deque
 from enum import Enum
 import logging
 import optparse
@@ -149,32 +148,19 @@ def main(self):
             shutil.rmtree(self.options.tmpdir)
         else:
             self.log.warning("Not cleaning up dir %s" % self.options.tmpdir)
-            if os.getenv("PYTHON_DEBUG", ""):
-                # Dump the end of the debug logs, to aid in debugging rare
-                # travis failures.
-                import glob
-                filenames = [self.options.tmpdir + "/test_framework.log"]
-                filenames += glob.glob(self.options.tmpdir + "/node*/regtest/debug.log")
-                MAX_LINES_TO_PRINT = 1000
-                for fn in filenames:
-                    try:
-                        with open(fn, 'r') as f:
-                            print("From", fn, ":")
-                            print("".join(deque(f, MAX_LINES_TO_PRINT)))
-                    except OSError:
-                        print("Opening file %s failed." % fn)
-                        traceback.print_exc()
 
         if success == TestStatus.PASSED:
             self.log.info("Tests successful")
-            sys.exit(TEST_EXIT_PASSED)
+            exit_code = TEST_EXIT_PASSED
         elif success == TestStatus.SKIPPED:
             self.log.info("Test skipped")
-            sys.exit(TEST_EXIT_SKIPPED)
+            exit_code = TEST_EXIT_SKIPPED
         else:
             self.log.error("Test failed. Test logging available at %s/test_framework.log", self.options.tmpdir)
-            logging.shutdown()
-            sys.exit(TEST_EXIT_FAILED)
+            self.log.error("Hint: Call {} '{}' to consolidate all logs".format(os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + "/../combine_logs.py"), self.options.tmpdir))
+            exit_code = TEST_EXIT_FAILED
+        logging.shutdown()
+        sys.exit(exit_code)
 
     # Methods to override in subclass test scripts.
     def set_test_params(self):
diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index d953e1585cb97..8c5654a85d261 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 """
 
 import argparse
+from collections import deque
 import configparser
 import datetime
 import os
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ def main():
                                      epilog='''
     Help text and arguments for individual test script:''',
                                      formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
+    parser.add_argument('--combinedlogslen', '-c', type=int, default=0, help='print a combined log (of length n lines) from all test nodes and test framework to the console on failure.')
     parser.add_argument('--coverage', action='store_true', help='generate a basic coverage report for the RPC interface')
     parser.add_argument('--exclude', '-x', help='specify a comma-separated-list of scripts to exclude.')
     parser.add_argument('--extended', action='store_true', help='run the extended test suite in addition to the basic tests')
@@ -266,9 +268,9 @@ def main():
     if not args.keepcache:
         shutil.rmtree("%s/test/cache" % config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], ignore_errors=True)
 
-    run_tests(test_list, config["environment"]["SRCDIR"], config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], config["environment"]["EXEEXT"], tmpdir, args.jobs, args.coverage, passon_args)
+    run_tests(test_list, config["environment"]["SRCDIR"], config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], config["environment"]["EXEEXT"], tmpdir, args.jobs, args.coverage, passon_args, args.combinedlogslen)
 
-def run_tests(test_list, src_dir, build_dir, exeext, tmpdir, jobs=1, enable_coverage=False, args=[]):
+def run_tests(test_list, src_dir, build_dir, exeext, tmpdir, jobs=1, enable_coverage=False, args=[], combined_logs_len=0):
     # Warn if bitcoind is already running (unix only)
     try:
         if subprocess.check_output(["pidof", "bitcoind"]) is not None:
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ def run_tests(test_list, src_dir, build_dir, exeext, tmpdir, jobs=1, enable_cove
     max_len_name = len(max(test_list, key=len))
 
     for _ in range(len(test_list)):
-        test_result, stdout, stderr = job_queue.get_next()
+        test_result, testdir, stdout, stderr = job_queue.get_next()
         test_results.append(test_result)
 
         if test_result.status == "Passed":
@@ -325,6 +327,14 @@ def run_tests(test_list, src_dir, build_dir, exeext, tmpdir, jobs=1, enable_cove
             print("\n%s%s%s failed, Duration: %s s\n" % (BOLD[1], test_result.name, BOLD[0], test_result.time))
             print(BOLD[1] + 'stdout:\n' + BOLD[0] + stdout + '\n')
             print(BOLD[1] + 'stderr:\n' + BOLD[0] + stderr + '\n')
+            if combined_logs_len and os.path.isdir(testdir):
+                # Print the final `combinedlogslen` lines of the combined logs
+                print('{}Combine the logs and print the last {} lines ...{}'.format(BOLD[1], combined_logs_len, BOLD[0]))
+                print('\n============')
+                print('{}Combined log for {}:{}'.format(BOLD[1], testdir, BOLD[0]))
+                print('============\n')
+                combined_logs, _ = subprocess.Popen([os.path.join(tests_dir, 'combine_logs.py'), '-c', testdir], universal_newlines=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
+                print("\n".join(deque(combined_logs.splitlines(), combined_logs_len)))
 
     print_results(test_results, max_len_name, (int(time.time() - time0)))
 
@@ -389,13 +399,15 @@ def get_next(self):
             log_stdout = tempfile.SpooledTemporaryFile(max_size=2**16)
             log_stderr = tempfile.SpooledTemporaryFile(max_size=2**16)
             test_argv = t.split()
-            tmpdir = ["--tmpdir=%s/%s_%s" % (self.tmpdir, re.sub(".py$", "", test_argv[0]), portseed)]
+            testdir = "{}/{}_{}".format(self.tmpdir, re.sub(".py$", "", test_argv[0]), portseed)
+            tmpdir_arg = ["--tmpdir={}".format(testdir)]
             self.jobs.append((t,
                               time.time(),
-                              subprocess.Popen([self.tests_dir + test_argv[0]] + test_argv[1:] + self.flags + portseed_arg + tmpdir,
+                              subprocess.Popen([self.tests_dir + test_argv[0]] + test_argv[1:] + self.flags + portseed_arg + tmpdir_arg,
                                                universal_newlines=True,
                                                stdout=log_stdout,
                                                stderr=log_stderr),
+                              testdir,
                               log_stdout,
                               log_stderr))
         if not self.jobs:
@@ -404,7 +416,7 @@ def get_next(self):
             # Return first proc that finishes
             time.sleep(.5)
             for j in self.jobs:
-                (name, time0, proc, log_out, log_err) = j
+                (name, time0, proc, testdir, log_out, log_err) = j
                 if os.getenv('TRAVIS') == 'true' and int(time.time() - time0) > 20 * 60:
                     # In travis, timeout individual tests after 20 minutes (to stop tests hanging and not
                     # providing useful output.
@@ -422,7 +434,7 @@ def get_next(self):
                     self.num_running -= 1
                     self.jobs.remove(j)
 
-                    return TestResult(name, status, int(time.time() - time0)), stdout, stderr
+                    return TestResult(name, status, int(time.time() - time0)), testdir, stdout, stderr
             print('.', end='', flush=True)
 
 class TestResult():