diff --git a/internal/deploy/deploy.go b/internal/deploy/deploy.go
index edbe894..e7bbf20 100644
--- a/internal/deploy/deploy.go
+++ b/internal/deploy/deploy.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package deploy
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -34,8 +35,14 @@ func (d *SlidingSyncDeployment) SlidingSyncURL(t *testing.T) string {
 	return d.slidingSyncURL
 }
 
-func (d *SlidingSyncDeployment) Teardown() {
+func (d *SlidingSyncDeployment) Teardown(writeLogs bool) {
 	if d.slidingSync != nil {
+		if writeLogs {
+			err := writeContainerLogs(d.slidingSync, "container-sliding-sync.log")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("failed to write sliding sync logs: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
 		if err := d.slidingSync.Terminate(context.Background()); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to stop sliding sync: %s", err)
 		}
@@ -148,3 +155,19 @@ func externalURL(t *testing.T, c testcontainers.Container, exposedPort string) s
 	must.NotError(t, "failed to get mapped port", err)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s", host, mappedPort.Port())
 }
+
+func writeContainerLogs(container testcontainers.Container, filename string) error {
+	w, err := os.Create(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("os.Create: %s", err)
+	}
+	reader, err := container.Logs(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("container.Logs: %s", err)
+	}
+	_, err = io.Copy(w, reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("io.Copy: %s", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/tests/main_test.go b/tests/main_test.go
index 7368406..977eb85 100644
--- a/tests/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/main_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	complement.TestMainWithCleanup(m, "crypto", func() { // always teardown even if panicking
 		ssMutex.Lock()
 		if ssDeployment != nil {
-			ssDeployment.Teardown()
+			ssDeployment.Teardown(os.Getenv("COMPLEMENT_CRYPTO_WRITE_CONTAINER_LOGS") == "1")
 		}
 		ssMutex.Unlock()
 		api.WriteJSLogs()