diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/DiracAdmin.py b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/DiracAdmin.py
index 07fd1ba9119..106793f0edd 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/DiracAdmin.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/DiracAdmin.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def getJobPilotOutput(self, jobID, directory="", remote=False):
         if not os.path.exists(directory):
             return self._errorReport(f"Directory {directory} does not exist")
 
-        result = WMSAdministratorClient().getJobPilotOutput(jobID)
+        result = WMSAdministratorClient().getJobPilotOutput(jobID, remote)
         if not result["OK"]:
             return result
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def getPilotOutput(self, gridReference, directory="", remote=False):
             # get remote pilot logs:
             result = PilotManagerClient().getRemotePilotOutput(gridReference)
         else:
-            # get classic pilot log files from CE
+            # get classic pilot log files from a CE
             result = PilotManagerClient().getPilotOutput(gridReference)
 
         if not result["OK"]:
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_job_pilot_output.py b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_job_pilot_output.py
index c24d6e6e350..9db8c061d21 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_job_pilot_output.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_job_pilot_output.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 def main():
     # Registering arguments will automatically add their description to the help menu
     Script.registerArgument(["JobID:    DIRAC ID of the Job"])
+    Script.registerSwitch("r", "", "get remote pilot output")
     # parseCommandLine show help when mandatory arguments are not specified or incorrect argument
-    _, args = Script.parseCommandLine(ignoreErrors=True)
+    switches, args = Script.parseCommandLine(ignoreErrors=True)
 
     from DIRAC import exit as DIRACExit
     from DIRAC.Interfaces.API.DiracAdmin import DiracAdmin
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ def main():
     exitCode = 0
     errorList = []
 
+    remote = False
+    if ("r", "") in switches:
+        remote = True
+
     for job in args:
         try:
             job = int(job)
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ def main():
             exitCode = 2
             continue
 
-        result = diracAdmin.getJobPilotOutput(job)
+        result = diracAdmin.getJobPilotOutput(job, remote=remote)
         if not result["OK"]:
             errorList.append((job, result["Message"]))
             exitCode = 2
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_pilot_output.py b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_pilot_output.py
index 9b415f86022..08b4dc21f4c 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_pilot_output.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/scripts/dirac_admin_get_pilot_output.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 def main():
     # Registering arguments will automatically add their description to the help menu
     Script.registerArgument(["PilotID:  Grid ID of the pilot"])
-    Script.registerSwitch("r", "", "get remote pilot output")
+    Script.registerSwitch("r", "", "Get remote pilot output")
     switches, args = Script.parseCommandLine(ignoreErrors=True)
 
     from DIRAC import exit as DIRACExit