diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e241b7f..cb95543 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       "name": "@sasjs/adapter",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sasjs/utils": "^2.25.4",
+        "@sasjs/utils": "^2.27.1",
         "axios": "^0.21.1",
         "axios-cookiejar-support": "^1.0.1",
         "form-data": "^4.0.0",
@@ -1187,9 +1187,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@sasjs/utils": {
-      "version": "2.25.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/utils/-/utils-2.25.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LTWExtHp4g3VcLLCUMyeeyTXEAZawSQngmJ3/2Z93ysxpeu2/NS7lGG/ERGCQb2snbqmXK8dkZmfg44Tn4Qebw==",
+      "version": "2.27.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/utils/-/utils-2.27.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CYTQwEj89cc7H3tGiQQcyDkZYaWRc1HZJpOF8o2RHYS37fIAOy0SyyJdq6mcQ74Nb1u5AmFXPFIvnRCMEcTYeQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.11",
         "@types/prompts": "^2.0.13",
@@ -1199,7 +1199,11 @@
         "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
         "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
         "prompts": "^2.4.1",
+        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
         "valid-url": "^1.0.9"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=15"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": {
@@ -2157,7 +2161,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/base": {
@@ -2259,7 +2262,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
       "version": "1.1.11",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
@@ -2741,7 +2743,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/consola": {
@@ -4113,7 +4114,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/fs.realpath": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/fsevents": {
@@ -4243,7 +4243,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/glob": {
       "version": "7.1.7",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
@@ -4657,7 +4656,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/inflight": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "once": "^1.3.0",
@@ -4666,7 +4664,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/inherits": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/ini": {
@@ -7610,7 +7607,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
       "version": "3.0.4",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
@@ -11007,7 +11003,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/once": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "wrappy": "1"
@@ -11242,7 +11237,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/path-is-absolute": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
@@ -11776,7 +11770,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/rimraf": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "glob": "^7.1.3"
@@ -13853,7 +13846,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/wrappy": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/write-file-atomic": {
@@ -14791,9 +14783,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@sasjs/utils": {
-      "version": "2.25.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/utils/-/utils-2.25.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LTWExtHp4g3VcLLCUMyeeyTXEAZawSQngmJ3/2Z93ysxpeu2/NS7lGG/ERGCQb2snbqmXK8dkZmfg44Tn4Qebw==",
+      "version": "2.27.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/utils/-/utils-2.27.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CYTQwEj89cc7H3tGiQQcyDkZYaWRc1HZJpOF8o2RHYS37fIAOy0SyyJdq6mcQ74Nb1u5AmFXPFIvnRCMEcTYeQ==",
       "requires": {
         "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.11",
         "@types/prompts": "^2.0.13",
@@ -14803,6 +14795,7 @@
         "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
         "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
         "prompts": "^2.4.1",
+        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
         "valid-url": "^1.0.9"
       }
     },
@@ -15504,8 +15497,7 @@
       }
     },
     "balanced-match": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.0.2"
     },
     "base": {
       "version": "0.11.2",
@@ -15570,7 +15562,6 @@
     },
     "brace-expansion": {
       "version": "1.1.11",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -15892,8 +15883,7 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "concat-map": {
-      "version": "0.0.1",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "0.0.1"
     },
     "consola": {
       "version": "2.15.3"
@@ -16846,8 +16836,7 @@
       }
     },
     "fs.realpath": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.0.0"
     },
     "fsevents": {
       "version": "2.3.2",
@@ -16938,7 +16927,6 @@
     },
     "glob": {
       "version": "7.1.7",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
         "inflight": "^1.0.4",
@@ -17186,15 +17174,13 @@
     },
     "inflight": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "once": "^1.3.0",
         "wrappy": "1"
       }
     },
     "inherits": {
-      "version": "2.0.4",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "2.0.4"
     },
     "ini": {
       "version": "1.3.8",
@@ -19219,7 +19205,6 @@
     },
     "minimatch": {
       "version": "3.0.4",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       }
@@ -21534,7 +21519,6 @@
     },
     "once": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "wrappy": "1"
       }
@@ -21688,8 +21672,7 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "path-is-absolute": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.0.1"
     },
     "path-key": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
@@ -22020,7 +22003,6 @@
     },
     "rimraf": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "glob": "^7.1.3"
       }
@@ -23403,8 +23385,7 @@
       }
     },
     "wrappy": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.0.2"
     },
     "write-file-atomic": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 756785b..640e244 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sasjs/utils": "^2.25.4",
+    "@sasjs/utils": "^2.27.1",
     "axios": "^0.21.1",
     "axios-cookiejar-support": "^1.0.1",
     "form-data": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/api/viya/pollJobState.ts b/src/api/viya/pollJobState.ts
index 6d66244..3f033a5 100644
--- a/src/api/viya/pollJobState.ts
+++ b/src/api/viya/pollJobState.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { RequestClient } from '../../request/RequestClient'
 import { JobStatePollError } from '../../types/errors'
 import { generateTimestamp } from '@sasjs/utils/time'
 import { saveLog } from './saveLog'
-import { createWriteStream } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
+import { createWriteStream, isFolder } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
 import { WriteStream } from 'fs'
 import { Link } from '../../types'
 
@@ -53,12 +53,20 @@ export async function pollJobState(
 
   let logFileStream
   if (pollOptions?.streamLog) {
-    const logFileName = `${postedJob.name || 'job'}-${generateTimestamp()}.log`
-    const logFilePath = `${
-      pollOptions?.logFolderPath || process.cwd()
-    }/${logFileName}`
+    const logPath = pollOptions?.logFolderPath || process.cwd()
+    const isFolderPath = await isFolder(logPath)
+    if (isFolderPath) {
+      const logFileName = `${
+        postedJob.name || 'job'
+      }-${generateTimestamp()}.log`
+      const logFilePath = `${
+        pollOptions?.logFolderPath || process.cwd()
+      }/${logFileName}`
 
-    logFileStream = await createWriteStream(logFilePath)
+      logFileStream = await createWriteStream(logFilePath)
+    } else {
+      logFileStream = await createWriteStream(logPath)
+    }
   }
 
   let result = await doPoll(
diff --git a/src/api/viya/spec/pollJobState.spec.ts b/src/api/viya/spec/pollJobState.spec.ts
index a415b98..7c82d06 100644
--- a/src/api/viya/spec/pollJobState.spec.ts
+++ b/src/api/viya/spec/pollJobState.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Logger, LogLevel } from '@sasjs/utils'
+import * as path from 'path'
 import * as fileModule from '@sasjs/utils/file'
 import { RequestClient } from '../../../request/RequestClient'
 import { mockAuthConfig, mockJob } from './mockResponses'
@@ -85,6 +86,35 @@ describe('pollJobState', () => {
     expect(saveLogModule.saveLog).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
+  it('should use the given log path if it points to a file', async () => {
+    mockSimplePoll()
+
+    await pollJobState(requestClient, mockJob, false, mockAuthConfig, {
+      ...defaultPollOptions,
+      streamLog: true,
+      logFolderPath: path.join(__dirname, 'test.log')
+    })
+
+    expect(fileModule.createWriteStream).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'test.log')
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should generate a log file path with a timestamp if it points to a folder', async () => {
+    mockSimplePoll()
+
+    await pollJobState(requestClient, mockJob, false, mockAuthConfig, {
+      ...defaultPollOptions,
+      streamLog: true,
+      logFolderPath: path.join(__dirname)
+    })
+
+    expect(fileModule.createWriteStream).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(__dirname)
+    expect(fileModule.createWriteStream).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(__dirname + '/20')
+    )
+  })
+
   it('should not attempt to fetch and save the log after each poll when streamLog is false', async () => {
     mockSimplePoll()