diff --git a/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools-nolog.sh b/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools-nolog.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed4f5b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools-nolog.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# exit script if any command fails
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+RDIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+# Ignore toolchain submodules
+cd "$RDIR"
+for name in toolchains/*-tools/*/ ; do
+    git config submodule."${name%/}".update none
+done
+git config submodule.toolchains/libgloss.update none
+git config submodule.toolchains/qemu.update none
+
+# Don't automatically initialize generators with big submodules (e.g. linux source)
+git config submodule.generators/sha3.update none
+
+# Disable updates to the FireSim submodule until explicitly requested
+git config submodule.sims/firesim.update none
+# Disable updates to the hammer tool plugins repos
+git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins.update none
+git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-synopsys-plugins.update none
+git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-mentor-plugins.update none
+git config submodule.software/firemarshal.update none
+git submodule update --init --recursive #--jobs 8
+
+# Un-ignore toolchain submodules
+for name in toolchains/*-tools/*/ ; do
+    git config --unset submodule."${name%/}".update
+done
+git config --unset submodule.toolchains/libgloss.update
+git config --unset submodule.toolchains/qemu.update
+
+git config --unset submodule.vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins.update
+git config --unset submodule.vlsi/hammer-synopsys-plugins.update
+git config --unset submodule.vlsi/hammer-mentor-plugins.update
+
+git config --unset submodule.generators/sha3.update
+git config --unset submodule.software/firemarshal.update
+
+# Non-recursive clone to exclude riscv-linux
+git submodule update --init generators/sha3
+
+git config --unset submodule.sims/firesim.update
+# Minimal non-recursive clone to initialize sbt dependencies
+git submodule update --init sims/firesim
+(
+    cd sims/firesim
+    # Initialize dependencies for MIDAS-level RTL simulation
+    git submodule update --init sim/midas
+)
+git config submodule.sims/firesim.update none
+
+# Only shallow clone needed for basic SW tests
+git submodule update --init software/firemarshal
+
+# Configure firemarshal to know where our firesim installation is
+if [ ! -f $RDIR/software/firemarshal/marshal-config.yaml ]; then
+  echo "firesim-dir: '../../sims/firesim/'" > $RDIR/software/firemarshal/marshal-config.yaml
+fi
+echo "PATH=\$( realpath \$(dirname "\${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-\${\(%\):-%x}}") )/software/firemarshal:\$PATH" >> $RDIR/env.sh
+
diff --git a/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh b/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh
index c4716ce4..550d8846 100755
--- a/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh
@@ -1,63 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# exit script if any command fails
+# wrapper to log output from init-submodules script
+
 set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
-RDIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-
-# Ignore toolchain submodules
-cd "$RDIR"
-for name in toolchains/*-tools/*/ ; do
-    git config submodule."${name%/}".update none
-done
-git config submodule.toolchains/libgloss.update none
-git config submodule.toolchains/qemu.update none
-
-# Don't automatically initialize generators with big submodules (e.g. linux source)
-git config submodule.generators/sha3.update none
-
-# Disable updates to the FireSim submodule until explicitly requested
-git config submodule.sims/firesim.update none
-# Disable updates to the hammer tool plugins repos
-git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins.update none
-git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-synopsys-plugins.update none
-git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-mentor-plugins.update none
-git config submodule.software/firemarshal.update none
-git submodule update --init --recursive #--jobs 8
-
-# Un-ignore toolchain submodules
-for name in toolchains/*-tools/*/ ; do
-    git config --unset submodule."${name%/}".update
-done
-git config --unset submodule.toolchains/libgloss.update
-git config --unset submodule.toolchains/qemu.update
-
-git config --unset submodule.vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins.update
-git config --unset submodule.vlsi/hammer-synopsys-plugins.update
-git config --unset submodule.vlsi/hammer-mentor-plugins.update
-
-git config --unset submodule.generators/sha3.update
-git config --unset submodule.software/firemarshal.update
-
-# Non-recursive clone to exclude riscv-linux
-git submodule update --init generators/sha3
-
-git config --unset submodule.sims/firesim.update
-# Minimal non-recursive clone to initialize sbt dependencies
-git submodule update --init sims/firesim
-(
-    cd sims/firesim
-    # Initialize dependencies for MIDAS-level RTL simulation
-    git submodule update --init sim/midas
-)
-git config submodule.sims/firesim.update none
-
-# Only shallow clone needed for basic SW tests
-git submodule update --init software/firemarshal
-
-# Configure firemarshal to know where our firesim installation is
-if [ ! -f $RDIR/software/firemarshal/marshal-config.yaml ]; then
-  echo "firesim-dir: '../../sims/firesim/'" > $RDIR/software/firemarshal/marshal-config.yaml
-fi
-echo "PATH=\$( realpath \$(dirname "\${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-\${\(%\):-%x}}") )/software/firemarshal:\$PATH" >> $RDIR/env.sh
+./scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools-nolog.sh "$@" 2>&1 | tee init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.log