diff --git a/plugins/20_events/commands b/plugins/20_events/commands
index 582b5c38f59..dd818d600c2 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/commands
+++ b/plugins/20_events/commands
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ case "$1" in
   events)
     if [[ -f $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE ]]; then
       if [[ $2 == "-t" ]]; then
-        tail -f $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE
+        tail -F $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE
       else
         tail -n 100 $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE
       fi