diff --git a/backup/cmd/run.go b/backup/cmd/run.go
index 2cbd603..cc133ea 100644
--- a/backup/cmd/run.go
+++ b/backup/cmd/run.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func buildRunCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			rsyncPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("rsync-path")
 
 			cfg := internal.LoadResolvedConfig(configPath)
-			logger, logPath := internal.CreateMainLogger()
+			logger, logPath := internal.CreateMainLogger(configPath, false)
 			command := internal.NewSyncCommand(rsyncPath, logPath)
 
 			cfg.Apply(command, logger)
diff --git a/backup/cmd/simulate.go b/backup/cmd/simulate.go
index d03e694..eb4ab83 100644
--- a/backup/cmd/simulate.go
+++ b/backup/cmd/simulate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func buildSimulateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			rsyncPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("rsync-path")
 
 			cfg := internal.LoadResolvedConfig(configPath)
-			logger, logPath := internal.CreateMainLogger()
+			logger, logPath := internal.CreateMainLogger(configPath, true)
 			command := internal.NewSimulateCommand(rsyncPath, logPath)
 
 			cfg.Apply(command, logger)
diff --git a/backup/internal/helper.go b/backup/internal/helper.go
index 02f573f..ad7f839 100644
--- a/backup/internal/helper.go
+++ b/backup/internal/helper.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ type Path struct {
 	Exclusions []string `yaml:"exclusions"`
 }
 
+func GetConfigTitle(configPath string) string {
+	filename := filepath.Base(configPath)
+	filename = strings.TrimSuffix(filename, ".yaml")
+
+	return filename
+}
+
 func NormalizePath(path string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSuffix(strings.ReplaceAll(path, "//", "/"), "/")
 }
@@ -21,8 +29,11 @@ func NormalizePath(path string) string {
 const LogFilePermission = 0644
 const LogDirPermission = 0755
 
-func getLogPath() string {
-	logPath := "logs/sync-" + time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15-04-05")
+func getLogPath(simulate bool, title string) string {
+	logPath := "logs/sync-" + time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15-04-05") + "-" + GetConfigTitle(title)
+	if simulate {
+		logPath += "-sim"
+	}
 
 	err := os.MkdirAll(logPath, LogDirPermission)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -32,8 +43,8 @@ func getLogPath() string {
 	return logPath
 }
 
-func CreateMainLogger() (*log.Logger, string) {
-	logPath := getLogPath()
+func CreateMainLogger(configPath string, simulate bool) (*log.Logger, string) {
+	logPath := getLogPath(simulate, configPath)
 
 	overallLogPath := logPath + "/summary.log"
 
diff --git a/backup/internal/rsync.go b/backup/internal/rsync.go
index f5b39aa..03b12a6 100644
--- a/backup/internal/rsync.go
+++ b/backup/internal/rsync.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,26 @@ func (c SharedCommand) RunWithArgs(job Job, args []string) JobStatus {
 	return Success
 }
 
+func (c SharedCommand) RunWithArgsAndCaptureOutput(job Job, args []string, logPath string) JobStatus {
+	c.PrintArgs(job, args)
+
+	out, err := c.Shell.Execute(c.BinPath, args...)
+
+	// Write output to log file for simulate commands
+	if logPath != "" {
+		writeErr := os.WriteFile(logPath, out, LogFilePermission)
+		if writeErr != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to write output to log file %s: %v\n", logPath, writeErr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return Failure
+	}
+
+	return Success
+}
+
 func (c SharedCommand) GetVersionInfo() (string, string, error) {
 	rsyncPath := c.BinPath
 
diff --git a/backup/internal/rsync_simulate.go b/backup/internal/rsync_simulate.go
index ae1253c..ddcb527 100644
--- a/backup/internal/rsync_simulate.go
+++ b/backup/internal/rsync_simulate.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func NewSimulateCommand(binPath string, logPath string) SimulateCommand {
 	return SimulateCommand{
 		SharedCommand: SharedCommand{
 			BinPath:     binPath,
-			BaseLogPath: logPath + "-sim",
+			BaseLogPath: logPath,
 			Shell:       &OsExec{},
 		},
 	}
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ func NewSimulateCommand(binPath string, logPath string) SimulateCommand {
 
 func (c SimulateCommand) Run(job Job) JobStatus {
 	logPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/job-%s.log", c.BaseLogPath, job.Name)
-	args := ArgumentsForJob(job, logPath, true)
+	// Don't use --log-file in simulate mode as rsync doesn't log file changes to it in dry-run
+	args := ArgumentsForJob(job, "", true)
 
-	return c.RunWithArgs(job, args)
+	return c.RunWithArgsAndCaptureOutput(job, args, logPath)
 }
diff --git a/backup/internal/test/helper_test.go b/backup/internal/test/helper_test.go
index 42c3f54..03a7aa2 100644
--- a/backup/internal/test/helper_test.go
+++ b/backup/internal/test/helper_test.go
@@ -24,3 +24,21 @@ func TestNormalizePath(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected, result)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCreateMainLogger_Title_IsPresent(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, logPath := CreateMainLogger("title", true)
+	assert.Contains(t, logPath, "title")
+	assert.NotNil(t, logger, "Logger should not be nil")
+}
+
+func TestCreateMainLogger_IsSimulate_HasSimSuffix(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, logPath := CreateMainLogger("", true)
+	assert.Contains(t, logPath, "-sim")
+	assert.NotNil(t, logger, "Logger should not be nil")
+}
+
+func TestCreateMainLogger_NotSimulate_HasNoSimSuffix(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, logPath := CreateMainLogger("", false)
+	assert.NotContains(t, logPath, "-sim")
+	assert.NotNil(t, logger, "Logger should not be nil")
+}
diff --git a/backup/internal/test/rsync_test.go b/backup/internal/test/rsync_test.go
index 951ea1c..c06e0d8 100644
--- a/backup/internal/test/rsync_test.go
+++ b/backup/internal/test/rsync_test.go
@@ -123,12 +123,3 @@ func TestGetVersionInfo_IncompletePath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, versionInfo)
 	assert.Empty(t, fullpath)
 }
-
-func TestNewSimulateCommand_BaseLogPath_ShallHaveSimSuffix(t *testing.T) {
-	binPath := "/usr/bin/simulate"
-	logPath := "/var/log/simulate"
-
-	simulateCmd := NewSimulateCommand(binPath, logPath)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, logPath+"-sim", simulateCmd.BaseLogPath)
-}