diff --git a/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config b/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config
index 14caaf95..d018c0cf 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config
+++ b/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -o nounset
 
 # Check if directory for monit logs exists
 if [ ! -d "$HOME/.bigchaindb-monit" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "$HOME/.bigchaindb-monit"
+	mkdir -p "$HOME/.bigchaindb-monit"
 fi
 
 monit_pid_path=${MONIT_PID_PATH:=$HOME/.bigchaindb-monit/monit_processes}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ monit_log_path=${MONIT_LOG_PATH:=$HOME/.bigchaindb-monit/logs}
 monitrc_path=${MONITRC_PATH:=$HOME/.monitrc}
 
 function usage() {
-        cat <<EOM
+	cat <<EOM
 
     Usage: ${0##*/} [-h]
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function usage() {
 
     ENV[MONIT_PID_PATH] || --monit-pid-path PATH
 
-    Absolute path to directory where the the program's pid-file will reside. 
+    Absolute path to directory where the the program's pid-file will reside.
     The pid-file contains the ID(s) of the process(es). (default: ${monit_pid_path})
 
     ENV[MONIT_SCRIPT_PATH] || --monit-script-path PATH
@@ -45,45 +45,45 @@ EOM
 }
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    arg="$1"
-    case $arg in
-        --monit-pid-path)
-            monit_pid_path="$2"
-            shift
-        ;;
-        --monit-script-path)
-            monit_script_path="$2"
-            shift
-        ;;
-        --monit-log-path)
-            monit_log_path="$2"
-            shift
-        ;;
-        --monitrc-path)
-            monitrc_path="$2"
-            shift
-        ;;
-        -h|--help)
-            usage
-            exit
-        ;;
-        *)
-            echo "Unknown option: $1"
-            usage
-            exit 1
-        ;;
-    esac
-    shift
+	arg="$1"
+	case $arg in
+	--monit-pid-path)
+		monit_pid_path="$2"
+		shift
+		;;
+	--monit-script-path)
+		monit_script_path="$2"
+		shift
+		;;
+	--monit-log-path)
+		monit_log_path="$2"
+		shift
+		;;
+	--monitrc-path)
+		monitrc_path="$2"
+		shift
+		;;
+	-h | --help)
+		usage
+		exit
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Unknown option: $1"
+		usage
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+	shift
 done
 
 # Check if directory for monit logs exists
 if [ ! -d "$monit_log_path" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "$monit_log_path"
+	mkdir -p "$monit_log_path"
 fi
 
 # Check if directory for monit pid files exists
 if [ ! -d "$monit_pid_path" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "$monit_pid_path"
+	mkdir -p "$monit_pid_path"
 fi
 
 cat >${monit_script_path} <<EOF
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ case \$1 in
   start_bigchaindb)
 
     pushd \$4
-      nohup bigchaindb -l DEBUG start >> \$3/bigchaindb.out.log 2>> \$3/bigchaindb.err.log &
+      nohup bigchaindb -l DEBUG start > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 
       echo \$! > \$2
     popd
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ case \$1 in
   start_tendermint)
 
     pushd \$4
+
       nohup tendermint node --consensus.create_empty_blocks=false >> \$3/tendermint.out.log 2>> \$3/tendermint.err.log &
 
       echo \$! > \$2
@@ -129,21 +130,37 @@ exit 0
 EOF
 chmod +x ${monit_script_path}
 
+cat >${monit_script_path}_logrotate <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+case \$1 in
+
+  rotate_tendermint_logs)
+    /bin/mv \$2 \$2.\$(date +%y-%m-%d)
+    /bin/tar -cvf \$2.\$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).tar.gz \$2.\$(date +%y-%m-%d)
+    /bin/rm \$2.\$(date +%y-%m-%d)
+    kill -2 \$(cat \$3)
+    ;;
+
+esac
+exit 0
+EOF
+chmod +x ${monit_script_path}_logrotate
+
 # Handling overwriting of control file interactively
 if [ -f "$monitrc_path" ]; then
-    echo "$monitrc_path already exists."
-    read -p "Overwrite[Y]? " -n 1 -r
-    echo
-    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        echo "Overriding $monitrc_path/.monitrc"
-    else
-        read -p "Enter absolute path to store Monit control file: " monitrc_path
-        eval monitrc_path="$monitrc_path"
-        if [ ! -d "$(dirname $monitrc_path)" ]; then
-            echo "Failed to save monit control file '$monitrc_path': No such file or directory."
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    fi
+	echo "$monitrc_path already exists."
+	read -p "Overwrite[Y]? " -n 1 -r
+	echo
+	if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+		echo "Overriding $monitrc_path"
+	else
+		read -p "Enter absolute path to store Monit control file: " monitrc_path
+		eval monitrc_path="$monitrc_path"
+		if [ ! -d "$(dirname $monitrc_path)" ]; then
+			echo "Failed to save monit control file '$monitrc_path': No such file or directory."
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	fi
 fi
 
 # configure monitrc
@@ -161,9 +178,17 @@ check process bigchaindb
 check process tendermint
     with pidfile ${monit_pid_path}/tendermint.pid
     start program "${monit_script_path} start_tendermint ${monit_pid_path}/tendermint.pid ${monit_log_path} ${monit_log_path}"
-    restart program "${monit_script_path} start_bigchaindb ${monit_pid_path}/bigchaindb.pid ${monit_log_path} ${monit_log_path}"
+    restart program "${monit_script_path} start_tendermint ${monit_pid_path}/tendermint.pid ${monit_log_path} ${monit_log_path}"
     stop program "${monit_script_path} stop_tendermint ${monit_pid_path}/tendermint.pid ${monit_log_path} ${monit_log_path}"
     depends on bigchaindb
+
+check file tendermint.out.log with path ${monit_log_path}/tendermint.out.log
+    if size > 100 KB then
+        exec "${monit_script_path}_logrotate rotate_tendermint_logs ${monit_log_path}/tendermint.out.log $monit_pid_path/tendermint.pid"
+
+check file tendermint.err.log with path ${monit_log_path}/tendermint.err.log
+    if size > 100 KB then
+        exec "${monit_script_path}_logrotate rotate_tendermint_logs ${monit_log_path}/tendermint.err.log $monit_pid_path/tendermint.pid"
 EOF
 
 # Setting permissions for control file