diff --git a/launch/utilities/logger.py b/launch/utilities/logger.py
index 8bb9590..3efcfad 100644
--- a/launch/utilities/logger.py
+++ b/launch/utilities/logger.py
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 """
 Logging utilities for launch operations with file and console output.
 """
+import io, sys
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
-
-import io, sys
 from rich.console import Console
 
 
+# https://github.com/microsoft/RepoLaunch/pull/31
+_shared_console: Console | None = None
+def _get_shared_console() -> Console:
+    global _shared_console
+    if _shared_console is None:
+        # Wrap stdout in a UTF-8 TextIOWrapper; replace any bad chars defensively
+        utf8_stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(
+            sys.stdout.buffer, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace"
+        )
+        _shared_console = Console(file=utf8_stdout, soft_wrap=True)
+    return _shared_console
+
+
 def setup_logger(instance_id: str, log_file: Path | list[Path], printing: bool = True) -> logging.Logger:
     """
     Setup logger with file and optional console output for an instance.
@@ -43,10 +54,7 @@ def setup_logger(instance_id: str, log_file: Path | list[Path], printing: bool =
     # logger.addHandler(ch)
     # add rich handler
     if printing:
-        # Wrap stdout in a UTF-8 TextIOWrapper; replace any bad chars defensively
-        utf8_stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stdout.buffer, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
-        console = Console(file=utf8_stdout, soft_wrap=True)
-        rh = RichHandler(console=console, rich_tracebacks=True, show_path=False)
+        rh = RichHandler(console=_get_shared_console(), rich_tracebacks=True, show_path=False)
         rh.setLevel(logging.INFO)
         logger.addHandler(rh)
     return logger
diff --git a/tests/logger_test.py b/tests/logger_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d39c2d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/logger_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import gc
+import io
+import sys
+
+from launch.utilities import logger as logger_module
+
+
+class FakeStdout:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.buffer = io.BytesIO()
+        self.encoding = "utf-8"
+        self.errors = "replace"
+
+    def write(self, text: str) -> int:
+        return len(text)
+
+    def flush(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def isatty(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+
+def _drop_shared_console_without_closing_buffer() -> None:
+    console = getattr(logger_module, "_shared_console", None)
+    stream = getattr(console, "file", None)
+    if stream is not None and hasattr(stream, "detach"):
+        try:
+            stream.detach()
+        except (ValueError, OSError, io.UnsupportedOperation):
+            pass
+
+    if hasattr(logger_module, "_shared_console"):
+        logger_module._shared_console = None
+
+
+def test_repeated_console_logger_setup_keeps_stdout_buffer_open(
+    tmp_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    '''
+    Issue #30
+    FAIL_TO_PASS at PR#31
+    '''
+    logger_name = "test_repeated_console_logger_setup"
+    fake_stdout = FakeStdout()
+
+    _drop_shared_console_without_closing_buffer()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "stdout", fake_stdout)
+
+    try:
+        setup_logger = logger_module.setup_logger(
+            logger_name, tmp_path / "setup.log", printing=True
+        )
+        setup_logger.info("setup stage")
+        logger_module.clean_logger(setup_logger)
+        del setup_logger
+        gc.collect()
+
+        assert not fake_stdout.buffer.closed
+
+        organize_logger = logger_module.setup_logger(
+            logger_name, tmp_path / "organize.log", printing=True
+        )
+        organize_logger.info("organize stage")
+        logger_module.clean_logger(organize_logger)
+        del organize_logger
+        gc.collect()
+
+        assert not fake_stdout.buffer.closed
+    finally:
+        logger_module.clean_logger(logger_name)
+        _drop_shared_console_without_closing_buffer()