diff --git a/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py b/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
index c973b2eff..01e97092b 100644
--- a/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
+++ b/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ def cli():
     is_flag=True,
     default=None,
     help="use the raylet code path")
+@click.option(
+    "--no-redirect-worker-output",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="do not redirect worker stdout and stderr to files")
+@click.option(
+    "--no-redirect-output",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="do not redirect non-worker stdout and stderr to files")
 @click.option(
     "--logging-level",
     required=False,
@@ -167,7 +177,8 @@ def start(node_ip_address, redis_address, redis_port, num_redis_shards,
           redis_max_clients, redis_shard_ports, object_manager_port,
           object_store_memory, num_workers, num_cpus, num_gpus, resources,
           head, no_ui, block, plasma_directory, huge_pages, autoscaling_config,
-          use_raylet, logging_level, logging_format):
+          use_raylet, no_redirect_worker_output, no_redirect_output,
+          logging_level, logging_format):
     # Convert hostnames to numerical IP address.
     if node_ip_address is not None:
         node_ip_address = services.address_to_ip(node_ip_address)
@@ -240,8 +251,8 @@ def start(node_ip_address, redis_address, redis_port, num_redis_shards,
             object_store_memory=object_store_memory,
             num_workers=num_workers,
             cleanup=False,
-            redirect_worker_output=True,
-            redirect_output=True,
+            redirect_worker_output=not no_redirect_worker_output,
+            redirect_output=not no_redirect_output,
             resources=resources,
             num_redis_shards=num_redis_shards,
             redis_max_clients=redis_max_clients,
@@ -314,8 +325,8 @@ def start(node_ip_address, redis_address, redis_port, num_redis_shards,
             num_workers=num_workers,
             object_store_memory=object_store_memory,
             cleanup=False,
-            redirect_worker_output=True,
-            redirect_output=True,
+            redirect_worker_output=not no_redirect_worker_output,
+            redirect_output=not no_redirect_output,
             resources=resources,
             plasma_directory=plasma_directory,
             huge_pages=huge_pages,