diff --git a/builders.py b/builders.py
index 1c8f7a7..58c7c1d 100644
--- a/builders.py
+++ b/builders.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from yoctoabb import config
 from yoctoabb.steps.writelayerinfo import WriteLayerInfo
 from yoctoabb.steps.runconfig import get_publish_dest, get_publish_resultdir, get_publish_name, RunConfigCheckSteps
 from buildbot.process.results import Results, SUCCESS, FAILURE, CANCELLED, WARNINGS, SKIPPED, EXCEPTION, RETRY
-from yoctoabb.steps.observer import RunConfigLogObserver
 
 from twisted.python import log
 
diff --git a/steps/observer.py b/steps/observer.py
index c20da93..25ff0b2 100644
--- a/steps/observer.py
+++ b/steps/observer.py
@@ -13,23 +13,25 @@ from functools import partial
 # Monitor the step 1-X logs and stdio, collecting up any warnings and errors seen
 # and publish them at the end in their own 'logfile' for ease of access to the user
 #
-class RunConfigLogObserver(ShellCommand):
+class SimpleLogObserver(ShellCommand):
 
     warnOnWarnings = True
     warnOnFailure = True
     warnings = 0
     errors = 0
 
-    def __init__(self, python=None, maxsteps=10, *args, **kwargs):
-        ShellCommand.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.python = python
+    def __init__(self, maxsteps=10, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.warningLines = []
         self.errorLines = []
+        if "description" in kwargs:
+            self.description = kwargs["description"]
+        else:
+            self.description = "run-config"
         self.addLogObserver('stdio', logobserver.LineConsumerLogObserver(partial(self.logConsumer, 'stdio')))
-        for i in range(1, maxsteps):
-            for j in ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']:
-                name = 'step' + str(i) + str(j)
-                self.addLogObserver(name, logobserver.LineConsumerLogObserver(partial(self.logConsumer, name)))
+
+    def describe(self, done=False):
+        return self.description
 
     def logConsumer(self, logname):
         while True:
@@ -42,8 +44,10 @@ class RunConfigLogObserver(ShellCommand):
                 self.errorLines.append(logname + ": " + line)
 
     def commandComplete(self, cmd):
-        self.addCompleteLog('warnings', '\n'.join(self.warningLines))
-        self.addCompleteLog('errors', '\n'.join(self.errorLines))
+        if self.warningLines:
+            self.addCompleteLog('warnings', '\n'.join(self.warningLines))
+        if self.errorLines:
+            self.addCompleteLog('errors', '\n'.join(self.errorLines))
 
     def evaluateCommand(self, cmd):
         if cmd.didFail() or self.errors:
@@ -51,3 +55,12 @@ class RunConfigLogObserver(ShellCommand):
         if self.warnings:
             return WARNINGS
         return SUCCESS
+
+class RunConfigLogObserver(SimpleLogObserver):
+
+    def __init__(self, maxsteps=10, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        for i in range(1, maxsteps):
+            for j in ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']:
+                name = 'step' + str(i) + str(j)
+                self.addLogObserver(name, logobserver.LineConsumerLogObserver(partial(self.logConsumer, name)))
diff --git a/steps/runconfig.py b/steps/runconfig.py
index 177a4d5..2c40cb9 100644
--- a/steps/runconfig.py
+++ b/steps/runconfig.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from buildbot.process import buildstep, logobserver
 from buildbot.process.results import Results, SUCCESS, FAILURE, CANCELLED, WARNINGS, SKIPPED, EXCEPTION, RETRY
 from buildbot.steps import shell
 
-from yoctoabb.steps.observer import RunConfigLogObserver
+from yoctoabb.steps.observer import RunConfigLogObserver, SimpleLogObserver
 
 import json
 import datetime
@@ -141,13 +141,11 @@ def get_runconfig_legacy_step(posttrigger):
     return step
 
 def get_runconfig_step(name, stepname, phase, description, posttrigger):
-    step = RunConfigLogObserver(
+    step = SimpleLogObserver(
         command=get_runconfig_command(posttrigger) + ['--stepname', stepname, '--phase', phase],
         name=name,
         description=description,
-        logfiles=get_buildlogs(maxsteps),
         lazylogfiles=True,
-        maxsteps=maxsteps,
         timeout=16200)  # default of 1200s/20min is too short, use 4.5hrs
     return step