diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 8d5bba990..4d54c1d14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -602,6 +602,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛡️ Backwards compatibility test
         run: make backwards-compat-test
 
+      - name: 📋 Upload node logs on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: bw-compat-logs
+          path: scripts/bw-compatibility-test/logs/
+          retention-days: 7
+
   #########################################
   # Auto Cache Cleanup on Pull Requests
   #########################################
diff --git a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.override.yaml b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.override.yaml
index 51ca758b9..59dc9830f 100644
--- a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.override.yaml
+++ b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.override.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ services:
       --protocol.zero-conf
       --protocol.simple-taproot-chans
       --trickledelay=50
+      --historicalsyncinterval=10s
 
   dave-pr:
     image: lnd-dev:backward-compat-test-build
@@ -83,5 +84,6 @@ services:
       --protocol.zero-conf
       --protocol.simple-taproot-chans
       --trickledelay=50
+      --historicalsyncinterval=10s
       --db.backend=sqlite
       --db.use-native-sql
diff --git a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.yaml b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.yaml
index 7860b4415..ea901e699 100644
--- a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ services:
       - "--protocol.zero-conf"
       - "--protocol.simple-taproot-chans"
       - "--trickledelay=50"
+      - "--historicalsyncinterval=10s"
 
   bob:
     image: lightninglabs/lnd:${LND_LATEST_VERSION}
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ services:
       - "--protocol.zero-conf"
       - "--protocol.simple-taproot-chans"
       - "--trickledelay=50"
+      - "--historicalsyncinterval=10s"
 
   charlie:
     image: lightninglabs/lnd:${LND_LATEST_VERSION}
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ services:
       - "--tlsextradomain=charlie"
       - "--accept-keysend"
       - "--trickledelay=50"
+      - "--historicalsyncinterval=10s"
 
   dave:
     image: lightninglabs/lnd:${LND_LATEST_VERSION}
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ services:
       - "--tlsextradomain=dave"
       - "--accept-keysend"
       - "--trickledelay=50"
+      - "--historicalsyncinterval=10s"
       - "--db.backend=sqlite"
       - "--db.use-native-sql"
 
diff --git a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/network.sh b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/network.sh
index 98eca675b..c712381f8 100644
--- a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/network.sh
+++ b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/network.sh
@@ -298,6 +298,24 @@ wait_for_active_chans() {
   echo "🟢 $node now has exactly $expected_channels active channels!"
 }
 
+# collect_logs copies the lnd log file from each running container into a
+# local ./logs directory. Call this before compose_down so logs are available
+# for CI artifact upload even after the cluster is torn down.
+function collect_logs() {
+  local log_dir="$DIR/logs"
+  mkdir -p "$log_dir"
+
+  for node in alice bob charlie dave bob-pr dave-pr; do
+    if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${node}$"; then
+      mkdir -p "$log_dir/$node"
+      docker cp "$node:/root/.lnd/logs/bitcoin/regtest/lnd.log" \
+        "$log_dir/$node/lnd.log" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo "📋 Logs collected in $log_dir"
+}
+
 # mine mines a number of blocks on the regtest network. If no
 # argument is provided, it defaults to 6 blocks.
 function mine() {
diff --git a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/test.sh b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/test.sh
index d8bb6660e..7b9f2f7bf 100755
--- a/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/bw-compatibility-test/test.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ cd $DIR
 compose_up
 
 # Ensure that the cluster is shut down when the script exits
-# regardless of success
-trap compose_down EXIT
+# regardless of success. Logs are collected first so they are
+# available for CI artifact upload after the cluster is torn down.
+trap 'collect_logs; compose_down' EXIT
 
 # Set up the network.
 setup_network