diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index f372f739a6..49cf29114f 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ stopNode() {
       for pattern in solana- remote-; do
         pkill -9 \$pattern
       done
+      sudo killall socat
     "
   ) || true
 }
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index d486d5e245..0731d48399 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ local|tar)
     if [[ $nodeType = blockstreamer ]]; then
       npm install @solana/blockexplorer@1
       npx solana-blockexplorer > blockexplorer.log 2>&1 &
-      sudo socat TCP-LISTEN:80,reuseaddr,fork,su=nobody TCP:localhost:5000
+      sudo socat -lf socat.log TCP-LISTEN:80,reuseaddr,fork,su=nobody TCP:localhost:5000 &
     fi
     ./multinode-demo/fullnode.sh "${args[@]}" "$entrypointIp":~/solana "$entrypointIp:8001" > fullnode.log 2>&1 &
     ;;