diff --git a/pySDC/implementations/hooks/log_solution.py b/pySDC/implementations/hooks/log_solution.py
index 5bf5dc4b1e..42755a3287 100644
--- a/pySDC/implementations/hooks/log_solution.py
+++ b/pySDC/implementations/hooks/log_solution.py
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ class LogToFile(Hooks):
 
     Keep in mind that the hook will overwrite files without warning!
     You can give a custom file name by setting the ``file_name`` class attribute and give a custom way of rendering the
-    index associated with individual files by giving a different lambda function ``format_index`` class attribute. This
-    lambda should accept one index and return one string.
+    index associated with individual files by giving a different function ``format_index`` class attribute. This should
+    accept one index and return one string.
 
     You can also give a custom ``logging_condition`` function, accepting the current level if you want to log selectively.
 
     Importantly, you may need to change ``process_solution``. By default, this will return a numpy view of the solution.
-    Of course, if you are not using numpy, you need to change this. Again, this is a lambda accepting the level.
+    Of course, if you are not using numpy, you need to change this. Again, this is a function accepting the level.
 
     After the fact, you can use the classmethod `get_path` to get the path to a certain data or the `load` function to
     directly load the solution at a given index. Just configure the hook like you did when you recorded the data
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class LogToFile(Hooks):
 
     path = None
     file_name = 'solution'
+    counter = 0
 
     def logging_condition(L):
         return True
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ def format_index(index):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.counter = 0
 
         if self.path is None:
             raise ValueError('Please set a path for logging as the class attribute `LogToFile.path`!')
@@ -124,20 +124,41 @@ def __init__(self):
         if not os.path.isdir(self.path):
             os.mkdir(self.path)
 
-    def post_step(self, step, level_number):
+    def log_to_file(self, step, level_number, condition, process_solution=None):
         if level_number > 0:
             return None
 
         L = step.levels[level_number]
 
-        if type(self).logging_condition(L):
+        if condition:
             path = self.get_path(self.counter)
-            data = type(self).process_solution(L)
+
+            if process_solution:
+                data = process_solution(L)
+            else:
+                data = type(self).process_solution(L)
 
             with open(path, 'wb') as file:
                 pickle.dump(data, file)
+            self.logger.info(f'Stored file {path!r}')
+
+            type(self).counter += 1
+
+    def post_step(self, step, level_number):
+        L = step.levels[level_number]
+        self.log_to_file(step, level_number, type(self).logging_condition(L))
+
+    def pre_run(self, step, level_number):
+        L = step.levels[level_number]
+        L.uend = L.u[0]
+
+        def process_solution(L):
+            return {
+                **type(self).process_solution(L),
+                't': L.time,
+            }
 
-            self.counter += 1
+        self.log_to_file(step, level_number, True, process_solution=process_solution)
 
     @classmethod
     def get_path(cls, index):
@@ -148,3 +169,22 @@ def load(cls, index):
         path = cls.get_path(index)
         with open(path, 'rb') as file:
             return pickle.load(file)
+
+
+class LogToFileAfterXs(LogToFile):
+    r'''
+    Log to file after certain amount of time has passed instead of after every step
+    '''
+
+    time_increment = 0
+    t_next_log = 0
+
+    def post_step(self, step, level_number):
+        L = step.levels[level_number]
+
+        if self.t_next_log == 0:
+            self.t_next_log = self.time_increment
+
+        if L.time + L.dt >= self.t_next_log and not step.status.restart:
+            super().post_step(step, level_number)
+            self.t_next_log = max([L.time + L.dt, self.t_next_log]) + self.time_increment
diff --git a/pySDC/tests/test_hooks/test_log_to_file.py b/pySDC/tests/test_hooks/test_log_to_file.py
index 0f0d48f0e2..d786b2110c 100644
--- a/pySDC/tests/test_hooks/test_log_to_file.py
+++ b/pySDC/tests/test_hooks/test_log_to_file.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def run(hook, Tend=0):
         u0 = prob.u_exact(0)
 
         _, stats = controller.run(u0, 0, Tend)
-        return stats
+        return u0, stats
 
 
 @pytest.mark.base
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def test_logging():
     LogToFile.path = path
     Tend = 2
 
-    stats = run([LogToFile, LogSolution], Tend=Tend)
-    u = get_sorted(stats, type='u')
+    u0, stats = run([LogToFile, LogSolution], Tend=Tend)
+    u = [(0.0, u0)] + get_sorted(stats, type='u')
 
     u_file = []
     for i in range(len(u)):