diff --git a/utils/p4_mininet.py b/utils/p4_mininet.py
index b7fbbcd..d70322a 100644
--- a/utils/p4_mininet.py
+++ b/utils/p4_mininet.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class P4Switch(Switch):
                  thrift_port = None,
                  pcap_dump = False,
                  log_console = False,
+                 log_file = None,
                  verbose = False,
                  device_id = None,
                  enable_debugger = False,
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ class P4Switch(Switch):
         self.pcap_dump = pcap_dump
         self.enable_debugger = enable_debugger
         self.log_console = log_console
+        if log_file is not None:
+            self.log_file = log_file
+        else:
+            self.log_file = "/tmp/p4s.{}.log".format(self.name)
         if device_id is not None:
             self.device_id = device_id
             P4Switch.device_id = max(P4Switch.device_id, device_id)
@@ -119,8 +124,7 @@ class P4Switch(Switch):
             if not intf.IP():
                 args.extend(['-i', str(port) + "@" + intf.name])
         if self.pcap_dump:
-            args.append("--pcap")
-            # args.append("--useFiles")
+            args.append("--pcap %s" % self.pcap_dump)
         if self.thrift_port:
             args.extend(['--thrift-port', str(self.thrift_port)])
         if self.nanomsg:
@@ -132,13 +136,12 @@ class P4Switch(Switch):
             args.append("--debugger")
         if self.log_console:
             args.append("--log-console")
-        logfile = "/tmp/p4s.{}.log".format(self.name)
         info(' '.join(args) + "\n")
 
         pid = None
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
             # self.cmd(' '.join(args) + ' > /dev/null 2>&1 &')
-            self.cmd(' '.join(args) + ' >' + logfile + ' 2>&1 & echo $! >> ' + f.name)
+            self.cmd(' '.join(args) + ' >' + self.log_file + ' 2>&1 & echo $! >> ' + f.name)
             pid = int(f.read())
         debug("P4 switch {} PID is {}.\n".format(self.name, pid))
         if not self.check_switch_started(pid):
diff --git a/utils/p4runtime_switch.py b/utils/p4runtime_switch.py
index 44ecbf5..a3b8bcf 100644
--- a/utils/p4runtime_switch.py
+++ b/utils/p4runtime_switch.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class P4RuntimeSwitch(P4Switch):
                  verbose = False,
                  device_id = None,
                  enable_debugger = False,
+                 log_file = None,
                  **kwargs):
         Switch.__init__(self, name, **kwargs)
         assert (sw_path)
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ class P4RuntimeSwitch(P4Switch):
         self.pcap_dump = pcap_dump
         self.enable_debugger = enable_debugger
         self.log_console = log_console
+        if log_file is not None:
+            self.log_file = log_file
+        else:
+            self.log_file = "/tmp/p4s.{}.log".format(self.name)
         if device_id is not None:
             self.device_id = device_id
             P4Switch.device_id = max(P4Switch.device_id, device_id)
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ class P4RuntimeSwitch(P4Switch):
             if not intf.IP():
                 args.extend(['-i', str(port) + "@" + intf.name])
         if self.pcap_dump:
-            args.append("--pcap")
+            args.append("--pcap %s" % self.pcap_dump)
         if self.nanomsg:
             args.extend(['--nanolog', self.nanomsg])
         args.extend(['--device-id', str(self.device_id)])
@@ -119,10 +124,10 @@ class P4RuntimeSwitch(P4Switch):
         cmd = ' '.join(args)
         info(cmd + "\n")
 
-        logfile = "/tmp/p4s.{}.log".format(self.name)
+
         pid = None
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
-            self.cmd(cmd + ' >' + logfile + ' 2>&1 & echo $! >> ' + f.name)
+            self.cmd(cmd + ' >' + self.log_file + ' 2>&1 & echo $! >> ' + f.name)
             pid = int(f.read())
         debug("P4 switch {} PID is {}.\n".format(self.name, pid))
         if not self.check_switch_started(pid):
diff --git a/utils/run_exercise.py b/utils/run_exercise.py
index 5fd3cc8..07aeac1 100755
--- a/utils/run_exercise.py
+++ b/utils/run_exercise.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class ExerciseRunner:
         print('Welcome to the BMV2 Mininet CLI!')
         print('======================================================================')
         print('Your P4 program is installed into the BMV2 software switch')
-        print('and your initial configuration is loaded. You can interact')
+        print('and your initial runtime configuration is loaded. You can interact')
         print('with the network using the mininet CLI below.')
         print('')
         if self.switch_json:
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ class ExerciseRunner:
         print('To view the switch output pcap, check the pcap files in %s:' % self.pcap_dir)
         print(' for example run:  sudo tcpdump -xxx -r s1-eth1.pcap')
         print('')
+        if 'grpc' in self.bmv2_exe:
+            print('To view the P4Runtime requests sent to the switch, check the')
+            print('corresponding txt file in %s:' % self.log_dir)
+            print(' for example run:  cat %s/s1-p4runtime-requests.txt' % self.log_dir)
+            print('')
 
         CLI(self.net)