diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml b/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
index 608d09e2436..e46fbe8faa8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   copy: src="{{ loganalyzer_location }}/loganalyzer.py" dest="{{ run_dir }}"
 
 - set_fact:
-    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
-  when: testname_unique is not defined
+    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S') }}"
+  when: testname_unique is not defined or (testname_unique_gen is defined and testname_unique_gen == true)
 
 - debug: msg="starting loganalyzer_init.py"
 - debug: msg="python {{ run_dir }}/loganalyzer.py --action init --run_id {{ testname_unique }}"