diff --git a/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs b/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs
index 24f4bf4f..26234388 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 use futures::{future::poll_fn, task::Poll};
 use libasync::{smoltcp::TcpStream, task};
 use libboard_zynq::smoltcp;
-use log::{self, info, warn};
+use core::cell::RefCell;
+use alloc::rc::Rc;
+use log::{self, info, warn, LevelFilter};
 
 use crate::logger::{BufferLogger, LogBufferRef};
 use crate::proto_async;
 use crate::proto_mgmt::*;
 
-async fn get_logger_buffer() -> LogBufferRef<'static> {
+
+async fn get_logger_buffer_pred<F>(f: F) -> LogBufferRef<'static>
+where
+    F: Fn(&LogBufferRef) -> bool,
+{
     poll_fn(|ctx| {
         let logger = unsafe { BufferLogger::get_logger().as_mut().unwrap() };
         match logger.buffer() {
-            Ok(buffer) => Poll::Ready(buffer),
+            Ok(buffer) if f(&buffer) => Poll::Ready(buffer),
             _ => {
                 ctx.waker().wake_by_ref();
                 Poll::Pending
@@ -21,7 +27,11 @@ async fn get_logger_buffer() -> LogBufferRef<'static> {
     .await
 }
 
-async fn handle_connection(stream: &mut TcpStream) -> Result<(), Error> {
+async fn get_logger_buffer() -> LogBufferRef<'static> {
+    get_logger_buffer_pred(|_| true).await
+}
+
+async fn handle_connection(stream: &mut TcpStream, pull_id: Rc<RefCell<u32>>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     Request::read_magic(stream).await?;
 
     loop {
@@ -39,13 +49,33 @@ async fn handle_connection(stream: &mut TcpStream) -> Result<(), Error> {
                 buffer.clear();
                 Reply::Success.write_to(stream).await?;
             }
-            Request::PullLog => loop {
-                let mut buffer = get_logger_buffer().await;
-                if buffer.is_empty() {
-                    continue;
+            Request::PullLog => {
+                let id = {
+                    let mut guard = pull_id.borrow_mut();
+                    *guard += 1;
+                    *guard
+                };
+                loop {
+                    let mut buffer = get_logger_buffer_pred(|b| !b.is_empty()).await;
+                    let bytes = buffer.extract().as_bytes();
+                    if id != *pull_id.borrow() {
+                        // another connection attempts to pull the log...
+                        // abort this connection...
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    proto_async::write_chunk(stream, bytes).await?;
+                    if log::max_level() == LevelFilter::Trace {
+                        // Hold exclusive access over the logger until we get positive
+                        // acknowledgement; otherwise we get an infinite loop of network
+                        // trace messages being transmitted and causing more network
+                        // trace messages to be emitted.
+                        //
+                        // Any messages unrelated to this management socket that arrive
+                        // while it is flushed are lost, but such is life.
+                        stream.flush().await?;
+                    }
+                    buffer.clear();
                 }
-                proto_async::write_chunk(stream, buffer.extract().as_bytes()).await?;
-                buffer.clear();
             },
             Request::SetLogFilter(lvl) => {
                 info!("Changing log level to {}", lvl);
@@ -61,17 +91,19 @@ async fn handle_connection(stream: &mut TcpStream) -> Result<(), Error> {
                         .set_uart_log_level(lvl);
                 }
                 Reply::Success.write_to(stream).await?;
-            },
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
 pub fn start() {
     task::spawn(async move {
+        let pull_id = Rc::new(RefCell::new(0u32));
         loop {
             let mut stream = TcpStream::accept(1380, 2048, 2048).await.unwrap();
+            let pull_id = pull_id.clone();
             task::spawn(async move {
-                let _ = handle_connection(&mut stream)
+                let _ = handle_connection(&mut stream, pull_id)
                     .await
                     .map_err(|e| warn!("connection terminated: {:?}", e));
                 let _ = stream.flush().await;