diff --git a/metagpt/logs.py b/metagpt/logs.py
index b208e0868..9a82d7b1b 100644
--- a/metagpt/logs.py
+++ b/metagpt/logs.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ToolLogItem(BaseModel):
 
 
 TOOL_LOG_END_MARKER = ToolLogItem(
-    type="str", name="end_marker", value="#END#"
+    type="str", name="end_marker", value="\x18\x19\x1B\x18"
 )  # A special log item to suggest the end of a stream log
 
 
diff --git a/metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py b/metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py
index a23ebb86a..351aa4f6f 100644
--- a/metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py
+++ b/metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Terminal:
         # Send the command
         self.process.stdin.write(cmd + self.command_terminator)
         self.process.stdin.write(
-            f'echo "{TOOL_LOG_END_MARKER.value}"' + self.command_terminator
+            f'echo "{TOOL_LOG_END_MARKER.value}"' + self.command_terminator  # write EOF
         )  # Unique marker to signal command end
         self.process.stdin.flush()
         log_tool_output(
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ class Terminal:
         # Read the output until the unique marker is found
         while True:
             line = self.process.stdout.readline()
-            if line.strip() == TOOL_LOG_END_MARKER.value:
+            ix = line.rfind(TOOL_LOG_END_MARKER.value)
+            if ix >= 0:
+                line = line[0:ix]
+                if line:
+                    log_tool_output(
+                        output=ToolLogItem(name="output", value=line), tool_name="Terminal"
+                    )  # log stdout in real-time
+                    cmd_output.append(line)
                 log_tool_output(TOOL_LOG_END_MARKER)
                 break
             log_tool_output(
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/tools/libs/test_terminal.py b/tests/metagpt/tools/libs/test_terminal.py
index 97c33b977..98ed63dd8 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/tools/libs/test_terminal.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/tools/libs/test_terminal.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pytest
+
 from metagpt.const import DATA_PATH, METAGPT_ROOT
 from metagpt.tools.libs.terminal import Terminal
 
@@ -13,3 +15,7 @@ def test_terminal():
     terminal.run_command("cd data")
     output = terminal.run_command("pwd")
     assert output.strip() == str(DATA_PATH)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-s"])