diff --git a/_test/test_mpi/job_dispatcher_common_tests.m b/_test/test_mpi/job_dispatcher_common_tests.m
index f4ba64767a..37cf73f98d 100644
--- a/_test/test_mpi/job_dispatcher_common_tests.m
+++ b/_test/test_mpi/job_dispatcher_common_tests.m
@@ -215,6 +215,47 @@ function my_delete(varargin)
             assertTrue(is_file(file3a));
         end
 
+        function test_fail_condense(obj, varargin)
+            if obj.ignore_test
+                skipTest('test_fail_condesnse is disabled');
+            end
+
+            common_param = struct('filepath', obj.working_dir, ...
+                                  'filename_template', ...
+                                  ['test_JD_', obj.cluster_name, {'A','B','C'}, 'L%d_nf%d.txt'], ...
+                                  'fail_for_labsN', 2);
+
+            file1 = fullfile(obj.working_dir, ['test_JD_', obj.cluster_name,'A', 'L1_nf1.txt']);
+            file2 = fullfile(obj.working_dir, ['test_JD_', obj.cluster_name,'B', 'L2_nf1.txt']);
+            file3 = fullfile(obj.working_dir, ['test_JD_', obj.cluster_name,'C', 'L3_nf1.txt']);
+
+            jd = JobDispatcher(['test_job_', obj.cluster_name, '_fail_condense']);
+            log_filename = sprintf("par_fail_%s.log", jd.job_id);
+
+            files = {file1, file2, file3, log_filename};
+            co = onCleanup(@()(obj.my_delete(files{:})));
+
+
+            [outputs, n_failed, ~, jd] = jd.start_job('JETester', common_param, 36, true, 3, true, 1);
+
+            clob = set_temporary_config_options(parallel_config, 'debug', true);
+            out_full = evalc("jd.display_fail_job_results(outputs, n_failed,3)");
+
+            clear clob;
+
+            clob = set_temporary_config_options(parallel_config, 'debug', false);
+            out_silenced = evalc("jd.display_fail_job_results(outputs, n_failed,3)");
+
+            assertTrue(contains(out_full, 'failed'));
+            assertTrue(isempty(out_silenced));
+
+            log = fileread(log_filename);
+
+            assertEqual(log, out_full);
+
+
+        end
+
         function test_job_with_logs_3workers(obj, varargin)
             if obj.ignore_test
                 skipTest('test_job_with_logs_3workers is disabled');
diff --git a/herbert_core/classes/MPIFramework/@JobDispatcher/private/display_fail_jobs_.m b/herbert_core/classes/MPIFramework/@JobDispatcher/private/display_fail_jobs_.m
index 5233267d0f..b907a2cfac 100644
--- a/herbert_core/classes/MPIFramework/@JobDispatcher/private/display_fail_jobs_.m
+++ b/herbert_core/classes/MPIFramework/@JobDispatcher/private/display_fail_jobs_.m
@@ -1,107 +1,144 @@
-function    display_fail_jobs_(obj,outputs,n_failed,n_workers,Err_code)
-% Auxiliary method to display job results if the job have
-% failed
+function display_fail_jobs_(obj, outputs, n_failed, n_workers, err_code)
+% Auxiliary method to display job results if the job has failed
+%
 % Input:
-% Outputs -- usually cellarray of the results, returned by a
+% outputs -- usually cellarray of the results, returned by a
 %            parallel job
+%
 % n_failed -- number of tasks failed as the result of parallel
 %             job
+%
 % n_workers-- number of labs used by parallel job initially
 %
-% Err_code -- the text string in the form
+% err_code -- the text string in the form
 %             ERROR_CLASS:error_reason to form identifier of
 %             the exception to throw
-%             If this paraemter is empty, it does not throw anything.
+%             If this parameter is empty, it does not throw anything.
 % Throws:
 % First exception returned from the cluster if such exceptions
-% are present or exception with Err_code as MExeption.identifier
+% are present or exception with err_code as MException.identifier
 % if no errors returned
 %
 
-mEXceptions_outputs = false(size(outputs));
+debug_flag = get(parallel_config, 'debug');
+
+if ~debug_flag
+    log = sprintf("par_fail_%s.log", obj.job_id);
+    fh = fopen(log, 'w');
+    clob = onCleanup(@() fclose(fh));
+end
+
+if ~exist('err_code', 'var') || isempty(err_code)
+    warn_code = 'HORACE:display_fail_jobs:parallel_failure';
+else
+    warn_code = err_code;
+end
+
+MExceptions_outputs = false(size(outputs));
+
 if iscell(outputs)
-    fprintf('Job %s have failed. Outputs: \n',obj.job_id);
+    debug_print('Job %s failed. Outputs: \n', obj.job_id);
+
     for i=1:numel(outputs)
-        if isa(outputs{i},'MException')
-            mEXceptions_outputs(i) = true;
-            fprintf('Task N%d failed. Error %s; Message %s\n',...
-                i,outputs{i}.identifier,outputs{i}.message);
-        elseif isfield(outputs{i},'error') && isa(outputs{i}.error,'MException')
-            mEXceptions_outputs(i) = true;
-            fprintf('Task N%d failed. Reason: %s\n',...
-                i,outputs{i}.fail_reason);
-            
+        if isa(outputs{i}, 'MException')
+            MExceptions_outputs(i) = true;
+            debug_print('Task %d failed. Error %s; Message %s\n', ...
+                    i, outputs{i}.identifier, outputs{i}.message);
+
+        elseif isfield(outputs{i}, 'error') && isa(outputs{i}.error, 'MException')
+            MExceptions_outputs(i) = true;
+            debug_print('Task %d failed. Reason: %s\n', ...
+                i, outputs{i}.fail_reason);
+
         else
-            mEXceptions_outputs(i) = false;
-            fprintf('Task N%d failed. Outputs: \n',i);
+            MExceptions_outputs(i) = false;
+            debug_print('Task %d failed. Outputs: \n', i);
+
             if isempty(outputs{i})
-                fprintf('[]\n');
+                debug_print('[]\n');
             else
-                disp(outputs{i});
+                debug_print(disp2str(outputs{i}));
             end
         end
     end
-elseif isempty(mEXceptions_outputs)
+
+elseif isempty(outputs)
     ext_type = class(outputs);
-    fprintf('Job %s have failed sending unhandled exception: %s\n',obj.job_id,ext_type);
-    if ~isempty(Err_code)
-        error(Err_code,'Parallel job have failed throwing unhandled exception: %s',ext_type);
-    end
+    debug_print('Job %s failed with unhandled exception: %s\n', obj.job_id, ext_type);
+
 else
-    mEXceptions_outputs(1) = isa(outputs,'MException');
-    fprintf('Job %s have failed. Output: \n',obj.job_id);
-    disp(outputs);
+
+    MExceptions_outputs(1) = isa(outputs, 'MException');
+    debug_print('Job %s failed. Output: \n', obj.job_id);
+    debug_print(disp2str(outputs));
+
     if numel(outputs) == 1
         disp_exception(outputs);
     end
+
 end
-if any(mEXceptions_outputs)
-    if isempty(Err_code)
-        warn_code = 'DISPLAY_FAIL_JOBS:parallel_failure';
-    else
-        warn_code = Err_code;
-    end
-    warning(warn_code ,...
-        ' Number: %d parallel tasks out of total: %d tasks have failed',...
-        n_failed,n_workers)
-    errOutputs = outputs(mEXceptions_outputs);
-    if iscell(errOutputs)
-        for i=1:numel(errOutputs)
-            disp(['***** Error output N ',num2str(i)]);
-            disp_exception(errOutputs{i});
+
+message = sprintf('%d of %d tasks in job %s have failed', ...
+                  n_failed, n_workers, obj.job_id);
+
+if isempty(outputs)
+    message = [message, sprintf(' with unhandled exception: %s', ext_type)];
+
+elseif any(MExceptions_outputs)
+
+    err_outputs = outputs(MExceptions_outputs);
+
+    if iscell(err_outputs)
+        for i=1:numel(err_outputs)
+            debug_print(['***** Error output N ', num2str(i)]);
+            disp_exception(err_outputs{i});
         end
     else
-        disp_exception(errOutputs);
-    end
-    if ~isempty(Err_code)
-        error(Err_code,'Parallel job have failed, producing errors above.');
+        disp_exception(err_outputs);
     end
+
 else
-    if ~isempty(Err_code)
-        error(Err_code,...
-            ' Number: %d parallel tasks out of total: %d tasks have failed without returning the reason',...
-            n_failed,n_workers)
-    end
+    message = [message, ' without returning the reason'];
 end
 
-function disp_exception(errOutput)
-%
-if isa(errOutput,'MException')
-    disp(getReport(errOutput))
-elseif iscell(errOutput)
-    disp('***************************************************************');
-    disp(errOutput);
-    for i=1:numel(errOutput)
-        sprintf(' Cell %d, contains: %s\n',i,evalc('disp(errOutput{i}'));
-        disp_exception(errOutput{i});
+if debug_flag
+    error(err_code, '%s.', message);
+else
+    error(err_code, '%s, errors recorded in %s.', message, log)
+end
+
+
+function disp_exception(err_output)
+
+if isa(err_output, 'MException')
+    debug_print(disp2str(getReport(err_output)))
+
+elseif iscell(err_output)
+
+    for i=1:numel(err_output)
+        debug_print(' Cell %d, contains: \n', i);
+        disp_exception(err_output{i});
     end
-    disp('***************************************************************');
-elseif isfield(errOutput,'error') && isa(errOutput.error,'MException')
-    for i=1:numel(errOutput.error)
-        disp(getReport(errOutput.error(i)));
+
+elseif isfield(err_output, 'error') && isa(err_output.error, 'MException')
+
+    for i=1:numel(err_output.error)
+        debug_print('%s', disp2str(getReport(err_output.error(i))));
     end
+
 else
-    disp('unknown type of error returned')
+    debug_print('unknown type of error: \n %s', disp2str(err_output));
+
 end
 
+end
+
+function debug_print(varargin)
+    if debug_flag
+        fprintf(varargin{:});
+    else
+        fprintf(fh, varargin{:});
+    end
+end
 
+end