diff --git a/hack/fuse-demo/wrap_datamon_pg.sh b/hack/fuse-demo/wrap_datamon_pg.sh
index 403328c2..a7e44954 100644
--- a/hack/fuse-demo/wrap_datamon_pg.sh
+++ b/hack/fuse-demo/wrap_datamon_pg.sh
@@ -247,14 +247,15 @@ for pg_db_id in $PG_DB_IDS; do
     unsetopt ERR_EXIT
     >${log_file_pg} 2>${log_file_pg_err} \
      postgres -D $data_dir -p $PG_DB_PORTS[$pg_db_id] &
+    pg_pid=$!
     pg_status=$?
-    pg_pids[$pg_db_id]=$!
     setopt ERR_EXIT
     if [[ ! $pg_status -eq 0 ]]; then
         cat ${log_file_pg}
         cat ${log_file_pg_err}
         terminate "error starting postgres"
     fi
+    pg_pids[$pg_db_id]=$pg_pid
     while ! &>/dev/null createuser -p $PG_DB_PORTS[$pg_db_id] -s $PG_SU; do
         print "waiting on ${pg_db_id} db start..."
         sleep $POLL_INTERVAL
@@ -279,6 +280,10 @@ for pg_db_id in $PG_DB_IDS; do
     stop_postgres $pg_pids[$pg_db_id]
 done
 
+# todo: dumb timout on postgres shutdown
+dbg_print "dumb timeout on postgres shutdown"
+sleep 10
+
 dbg_print "uploading data directories"
 
 if [[ -e ${UPLOAD_STAGE} ]]; then
@@ -291,8 +296,10 @@ for pg_db_id in $PG_DB_IDS; do
     mkdir ${UPLOAD_STAGE}/${BP_DATA}
     dbg_print "prepare staging area"
     data_dir=${PG_DATA_DIR_ROOT}/${pg_db_id}
-    (cd $data_dir && tar -cvf ${UPLOAD_STAGE}/${BP_PG_TAR} *)
-    print -- ${PG_VERSION} > ${BP_PG_VERSION}
+    (cd $data_dir && \
+       >${LOG_ROOT}/tar.${pg_db_id}.log 2>${LOG_ROOT}/tar_err.${pg_db_id}.log \
+         tar -cvf ${UPLOAD_STAGE}/${BP_PG_TAR} *)
+    print -- ${PG_VERSION} > ${UPLOAD_STAGE}/${BP_PG_VERSION}
     dbg_print "perform upload"
     log_file_upload=${LOG_ROOT}/datamon_upload.${upload_idx}.log
     upload_params=(bundle upload \