diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/bundles.go b/internal/agent/hooks/bundles.go
index 7f086766..3e760f02 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/bundles.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/bundles.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func (b BundlePostInstall) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	// - umount the bind dir
 	// Note that the binding of /usr/local/.state/var-lib-extensions.bind to /var/lib/extensions on active/passive its done by inmmucore based on the
 	// 00_rootfs.yaml config which sets the bind and ephemeral paths.
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running BundlePostInstall hook")
 
 	machine.Mount("COS_PERSISTENT", "/usr/local") //nolint:errcheck
 	defer func() {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func (b BundlePostInstall) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	if c.FailOnBundleErrors && err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish BundlePostInstall hook")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -69,10 +70,12 @@ func (b BundlePostInstall) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 type BundleFirstBoot struct{}
 
 func (b BundleFirstBoot) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running BundleFirstBoot hook")
 	opts := c.Bundles.Options()
 	err := bundles.RunBundles(opts...)
 	if c.FailOnBundleErrors && err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish BundleFirstBoot hook")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/gruboptions.go b/internal/agent/hooks/gruboptions.go
index d389d7d4..21b07ce9 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/gruboptions.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/gruboptions.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package hook
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	v1 "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/types/v1"
+	"strings"
 
 	config "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-sdk/system"
@@ -14,20 +14,27 @@ func (b GrubOptions) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	if len(c.Install.GrubOptions) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running GrubOptions hook")
 	c.Logger.Debugf("Setting grub options: %s", c.Install.GrubOptions)
 	err := system.Apply(system.SetGRUBOptions(c.Install.GrubOptions))
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
+	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "0 errors occurred") {
+		c.Logger.Logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to set grub options")
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish GrubOptions hook")
 	return nil
 }
 
 type GrubPostInstallOptions struct{}
 
 func (b GrubPostInstallOptions) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
+	if len(c.GrubOptions) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running GrubOptions hook")
 	err := system.Apply(system.SetGRUBOptions(c.GrubOptions))
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
+		c.Logger.Logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to set grub options")
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running GrubOptions hook")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/hook.go b/internal/agent/hooks/hook.go
index d165a6a0..2d189b93 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/hook.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/hook.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var AfterInstall = []Interface{
 	&GrubOptions{}, // Set custom GRUB options
 	&BundlePostInstall{},
 	&CustomMounts{},
+	&CopyLogs{},
 	&Lifecycle{}, // Handles poweroff/reboot by config options
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt.go b/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt.go
index 43f6ca07..c5263c86 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt.go
@@ -2,18 +2,28 @@ package hook
 
 import (
 	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/constants"
 	v1 "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/types/v1"
 	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-sdk/machine"
 	kcrypt "github.com/kairos-io/kcrypt/pkg/lib"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 type Kcrypt struct{}
 
 func (k Kcrypt) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
-
 	if len(c.Install.Encrypt) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Info().Msg("Running encrypt hook")
+
+	// We need to unmount the persistent partition to encrypt it
+	// we dont know the state here so we better try
+	err := machine.Umount(filepath.Join("/dev/disk/by-label", constants.PersistentLabel)) //nolint:errcheck
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Logger.Errorf("could not unmount persistent partition: %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// Config passed during install ends up here, so we need to read it
 	_ = machine.Mount("COS_OEM", "/oem")
@@ -30,6 +40,6 @@ func (k Kcrypt) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	c.Logger.Logger.Info().Msg("Finished encrypt hook")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go b/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go
index cbde04ff..9979b8ee 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/kcrypt_uki.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func (k KcryptUKI) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running KcryptUKI hook")
+
 	// We always encrypt OEM and PERSISTENT under UKI
 	// If mounted, unmount it
 	_ = machine.Umount(constants.OEMDir)        //nolint:errcheck
@@ -177,5 +179,6 @@ func (k KcryptUKI) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	}
 	syscall.Sync()
 	c.Logger.Debug("Logs copied to persistent partition")
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish KcryptUKI hook")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/lifecycle.go b/internal/agent/hooks/lifecycle.go
index ef8f05b8..aa7969b2 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/lifecycle.go
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 type Lifecycle struct{}
 
-func (s Lifecycle) Run(_ config.Config, spec v1.Spec) error {
+func (s Lifecycle) Run(c config.Config, spec v1.Spec) error {
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running Lifecycle hook")
 	if spec.ShouldReboot() {
 		time.Sleep(5)
 		utils.Reboot()
@@ -19,5 +20,6 @@ func (s Lifecycle) Run(_ config.Config, spec v1.Spec) error {
 		time.Sleep(5)
 		utils.PowerOFF()
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish Lifecycle hook")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/logs.go b/internal/agent/hooks/logs.go
index a423435b..fd338c2a 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/logs.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/logs.go
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package hook
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/constants"
 	v1 "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/types/v1"
 	internalutils "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/utils"
 	fsutils "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-agent/v2/pkg/utils/fs"
 	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-sdk/machine"
+	"github.com/kairos-io/kairos-sdk/utils"
+	kcrypt "github.com/kairos-io/kcrypt/pkg/lib"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
@@ -17,9 +21,31 @@ import (
 type CopyLogs struct{}
 
 func (k CopyLogs) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running CopyLogs hook")
 	c.Logger.Debugf("Copying logs to persistent partition")
 	_ = machine.Umount(constants.PersistentDir)
 
+	// Path if we have encrypted persistent
+	if len(c.Install.Encrypt) != 0 {
+		err := kcrypt.UnlockAll(false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Close the unencrypted persistent partition at the end!
+		defer func() {
+			for _, p := range []string{constants.PersistentLabel} {
+				c.Logger.Debugf("Closing unencrypted /dev/disk/by-label/%s", p)
+				out, err := utils.SH(fmt.Sprintf("cryptsetup close /dev/disk/by-label/%s", p))
+				// There is a known error with cryptsetup that it can't close the device because of a semaphore
+				// doesnt seem to affect anything as the device is closed as expected so we ignore it if it matches the
+				// output of the error
+				if err != nil && !strings.Contains(out, "incorrect semaphore state") {
+					c.Logger.Errorf("could not close /dev/disk/by-label/%s: %s", p, out)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	err := machine.Mount(constants.PersistentLabel, constants.PersistentDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Logger.Errorf("could not mount persistent partition: %s", err)
@@ -47,5 +73,6 @@ func (k CopyLogs) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	}
 	syscall.Sync()
 	c.Logger.Debugf("Logs copied to persistent partition")
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish CopyLogs hook")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/agent/hooks/mounts.go b/internal/agent/hooks/mounts.go
index 18d64efa..d0ad5a9f 100644
--- a/internal/agent/hooks/mounts.go
+++ b/internal/agent/hooks/mounts.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func (cm CustomMounts) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	if len(c.Install.BindMounts) == 0 && len(c.Install.EphemeralMounts) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Running CustomMounts hook")
 
 	machine.Mount("COS_OEM", "/oem") //nolint:errcheck
 	defer func() {
@@ -56,5 +57,6 @@ func (cm CustomMounts) Run(c config.Config, _ v1.Spec) error {
 	}}
 
 	saveCloudConfig("user_custom_mounts", config) //nolint:errcheck
+	c.Logger.Logger.Debug().Msg("Finish CustomMounts hook")
 	return nil
 }