diff --git a/cluster/network.go b/cluster/network.go
index 4ed1e1dc..6a3cd05d 100644
--- a/cluster/network.go
+++ b/cluster/network.go
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package cluster
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stdcopy"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/docker"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/hosts"
@@ -402,13 +402,16 @@ func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx context.Context, host *hosts.Host, portList []string, planeHosts []*hosts.Host, image string, prsMap map[string]v3.PrivateRegistry) error {
-	hosts := []string{}
+	var hosts []string
+	var portCheckLogs []string
+	var containerStdout bytes.Buffer
+	var containerStderr bytes.Buffer
+
 	for _, host := range planeHosts {
 		hosts = append(hosts, host.InternalAddress)
 	}
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: image,
-		Tty:   true,
 		Env: []string{
 			fmt.Sprintf("HOSTS=%s", strings.Join(hosts, " ")),
 			fmt.Sprintf("PORTS=%s", strings.Join(portList, " ")),
@@ -416,11 +419,14 @@ func checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx context.Context, host *hosts.Host, portList
 		Cmd: []string{
 			"sh",
 			"-c",
-			"for host in $HOSTS; do for port in $PORTS ; do nc -z $host $port > /dev/null || echo $host $port ; done; done",
+			"for host in $HOSTS; do for port in $PORTS ; do echo \"Checking host ${host} on port ${port}\" >&1 & nc -w 5 -z $host $port > /dev/null || echo \"${host}:${port}\" >&2 & done; wait; done",
 		},
 	}
 	hostCfg := &container.HostConfig{
 		NetworkMode: "host",
+		LogConfig: container.LogConfig{
+			Type: "json-file",
+		},
 	}
 	if err := docker.DoRemoveContainer(ctx, host.DClient, PortCheckContainer, host.Address); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -428,42 +434,28 @@ func checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx context.Context, host *hosts.Host, portList
 	if err := docker.DoRunContainer(ctx, host.DClient, imageCfg, hostCfg, PortCheckContainer, host.Address, "network", prsMap); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := docker.WaitForContainer(ctx, host.DClient, host.Address, PortCheckContainer); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logs, err := docker.ReadContainerLogs(ctx, host.DClient, PortCheckContainer)
+
+	clogs, err := docker.ReadContainerLogs(ctx, host.DClient, PortCheckContainer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer logs.Close()
+	defer clogs.Close()
+
+	stdcopy.StdCopy(&containerStdout, &containerStderr, clogs)
+	containerLog := containerStderr.String()
+	logrus.Debugf("[network] containerLog [%s] on host: %s", containerLog, host.Address)
+
 	if err := docker.RemoveContainer(ctx, host.DClient, host.Address, PortCheckContainer); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	portCheckLogs, err := getPortCheckLogs(logs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if len(portCheckLogs) > 0 {
-
-		return fmt.Errorf("[network] Port check for ports: [%s] failed on host: [%s]", strings.Join(portCheckLogs, ", "), host.Address)
-
+	logrus.Debugf("[network] Length of portCheckLogs is [%d] on host: %s", len(portCheckLogs), host.Address)
+	if len(containerLog) > 0 {
+		portCheckLogs := strings.Join(strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(containerLog), "\n"), ", ")
+		return fmt.Errorf("[network] Port check for ports: [%s] failed on host: [%s]", portCheckLogs, host.Address)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getPortCheckLogs(reader io.ReadCloser) ([]string, error) {
-	logLines := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
-	hostPortLines := []string{}
-	for logLines.Scan() {
-		logLine := strings.Split(logLines.Text(), " ")
-		hostPortLines = append(hostPortLines, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", logLine[0], logLine[1]))
-	}
-	if err := logLines.Err(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return hostPortLines, nil
-}
-
 func getPortBindings(hostAddress string, portList []string) []nat.PortBinding {
 	portBindingList := []nat.PortBinding{}
 	for _, portNumber := range portList {
diff --git a/docker/docker.go b/docker/docker.go
index cf158241..1842ce08 100644
--- a/docker/docker.go
+++ b/docker/docker.go
@@ -333,8 +333,7 @@ func ReadFileFromContainer(ctx context.Context, dClient *client.Client, hostname
 }
 
 func ReadContainerLogs(ctx context.Context, dClient *client.Client, containerName string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return dClient.ContainerLogs(ctx, containerName, types.ContainerLogsOptions{ShowStdout: true})
-
+	return dClient.ContainerLogs(ctx, containerName, types.ContainerLogsOptions{Follow: true, ShowStdout: true, ShowStderr: true, Timestamps: false})
 }
 
 func tryRegistryAuth(pr v3.PrivateRegistry) types.RequestPrivilegeFunc {