diff --git a/src/server/services/standalone-services/app-logs.service.ts b/src/server/services/standalone-services/app-logs.service.ts
index 0d61985..f4cd4c8 100644
--- a/src/server/services/standalone-services/app-logs.service.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/standalone-services/app-logs.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import { create } from 'tar'
 import scheduleService from "./schedule.service";
 import { DownloadableAppLogsModel } from "../../../shared/model/downloadable-app-logs.model";
+import { CommandExecutorUtils } from "../../../server/utils/command-executor.utils";
 
 class AppLogsService {
 
@@ -124,11 +125,20 @@ class AppLogsService {
         // create tar.gz file from all log files
         const logFilePath = PathUtils.appLogsFile(app.id, startOfDay);
         await FsUtils.deleteFileIfExists(logFilePath); // delete existing log file --> new one will be created
+
+        /*
+        // this doesn't work, because it doesn't wait for the file to be written
         await create({
             gzip: true,
             file: logFilePath,
             cwd: PathUtils.appLogsFolder(app.id)
         }, logPathsWritten);
+*/
+
+        await CommandExecutorUtils.runCommand(`tar -czf ${logFilePath} ${logPathsWritten.join(' ')}`);
+        if (!FsUtils.fileExists(logFilePath)) {
+            throw new Error(`Error creating tar file for logs of app ${app.id} on path ${logFilePath}`);
+        }
 
         for (const logPath of logPathsWritten) {
             await FsUtils.deleteFileIfExists(logPath);