diff --git a/autopts/ptsprojects/mynewt/iutctl.py b/autopts/ptsprojects/mynewt/iutctl.py
index 4cb6541b3a..c9fa30f9f2 100644
--- a/autopts/ptsprojects/mynewt/iutctl.py
+++ b/autopts/ptsprojects/mynewt/iutctl.py
@@ -138,19 +138,17 @@ def rtt_logger_start(self):
                                     '_iutctl.log')
             self.rtt_logger.start('Terminal', log_file, self.device_core, self.debugger_snr)
 
-    def rtt_logger_stop(self):
+    def rtt_logger_stop(self, reset):
         if self.rtt_logger:
-            self.rtt_logger.stop()
+            self.rtt_logger.stop(reset)
 
     def reset(self):
         """Restart IUT related processes and reset the IUT"""
         log("%s.%s", self.__class__, self.reset.__name__)
 
-        self.stop()
+        self.stop(reset=True)
         self.start(self.test_case)
         self.flush_serial()
-
-        self.rtt_logger_stop()
         self.btmon_stop()
 
         if not self.gdb:
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ def wait_iut_ready_event(self):
     def get_supported_svcs(self):
         btp.read_supp_svcs()
 
-    def stop(self):
+    def stop(self, reset=False):
         """Powers off the Mynewt OS"""
         log("%s.%s", self.__class__, self.stop.__name__)
 
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ def stop(self):
             self.iut_log_file.close()
             self.iut_log_file = None
 
-        self.rtt_logger_stop()
+        self.rtt_logger_stop(reset)
         self.btmon_stop()
 
         if self.socat_process:
diff --git a/autopts/ptsprojects/zephyr/iutctl.py b/autopts/ptsprojects/zephyr/iutctl.py
index 209dca1476..2c6263a545 100644
--- a/autopts/ptsprojects/zephyr/iutctl.py
+++ b/autopts/ptsprojects/zephyr/iutctl.py
@@ -203,10 +203,9 @@ def rtt_logger_start(self):
                                     '_iutctl.log')
             self.rtt_logger.start('Logger', log_file, self.device_core, self.debugger_snr)
 
-    def rtt_logger_stop(self):
+    def rtt_logger_stop(self, reset):
         if self.rtt_logger:
-            time.sleep(0.1)  # Make sure all logs have been collected, in case test failed early.
-            self.rtt_logger.stop()
+            self.rtt_logger.stop(reset)
 
     def wait_iut_ready_event(self, reset=True):
         """Wait until IUT sends ready event after power up"""
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ def wait_iut_ready_event(self, reset=True):
 
         if reset:
             # For HW, the IUT ready event is triggered at board.reset()
-            self.stop()
+            self.stop(reset)
             # For QEMU, the IUT ready event is sent at startup of the process.
             self.start(self.test_case)
 
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ def wait_iut_ready_event(self, reset=True):
                 # two IUT events may be received because of cleanup.
                 stack.core.event_queues[defs.CORE_EV_IUT_READY].clear()
                 if not ev:
-                    self.stop()
+                    self.stop(reset)
                     raise Exception('IUT ready event NOT received!')
 
             log("IUT ready event received OK")
@@ -244,14 +243,14 @@ def hw_reset(self):
             if len(stack.core.event_queues[defs.CORE_EV_IUT_READY]) == 0:
                 self.board.reset()
 
-    def stop(self):
+    def stop(self, reset=False):
         """Powers off the Zephyr OS"""
         log("%s.%s", self.__class__, self.stop.__name__)
 
         if not self.is_running:
             return
 
-        self.rtt_logger_stop()
+        self.rtt_logger_stop(reset)
         self.btmon_stop()
 
         stack = get_stack()
diff --git a/autopts/rtt.py b/autopts/rtt.py
index 3583b9582f..7a35c37f42 100644
--- a/autopts/rtt.py
+++ b/autopts/rtt.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class RTT:
     def __init__(self):
         self.read_thread = None
         self.stop_thread = threading.Event()
+        self.rtt_stop = False
+        self.test_end = False
         pylink.logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
     def _get_buffer_index(self, buffer_name):
@@ -57,14 +59,22 @@ def _get_buffer_index(self, buffer_name):
             if buf.name == buffer_name:
                 return buf_index
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _read_from_buffer(jlink, buffer_index, stop_thread, user_callback, user_data):
+    def _read_from_buffer(self, jlink, buffer_index, stop_thread, user_callback, user_data):
+        count = 0
+        threshold = 5
         try:
             while not stop_thread.is_set() and jlink.connected() and not get_global_end():
                 byte_list = jlink.rtt_read(buffer_index, 1024)
                 if len(byte_list) > 0:
+                    count = 0
                     user_callback(bytes(byte_list), user_data)
-        except BaseException:
+                elif self.test_end:
+                    count += 1
+                    if count >= threshold:
+                        # we have reached the threshold for consecutive empty reads, we can stop rtt_read
+                        self.rtt_stop = True
+        except BaseException as e:
+            self.rtt_stop = True
             pass  # JLink closed
 
     def init_jlink(self, device_core, debugger_snr):
@@ -233,9 +243,23 @@ def start(self, buffer_name, log_filename, device_core, debugger_snr):
         self.log_file = open(log_filename, 'ab')
         self.rtt_reader.start(buffer_name, device_core, debugger_snr, self._on_line_read_callback, (self.log_file,))
 
-    def stop(self):
+    def stop_timer(self):
+        # timeout reached
+        self.rtt_reader.rtt_stop = True
+
+    def stop(self, reset):
         log("%s.%s", self.__class__, self.stop.__name__)
-        self.rtt_reader.stop()
+
+        if reset:
+            self.rtt_reader.stop()
+        else:
+            self.rtt_reader.test_end = True
+            # let's wait 3 seconds until stopping rtt reader
+            timer = threading.Timer(3, self.stop_timer)
+            timer.start()
+            while not self.rtt_reader.rtt_stop:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+            self.rtt_reader.stop()
 
         if self.log_file:
             self.log_file.close()