diff --git a/internal/runner/exec/exec.go b/internal/runner/exec/exec.go
index 877af7e..bdd065c 100644
--- a/internal/runner/exec/exec.go
+++ b/internal/runner/exec/exec.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package exec
 
 import (
-	"github.com/jahvon/tuikit/io"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/jahvon/flow/internal/context"
@@ -53,10 +52,7 @@ func (r *execRunner) Exec(ctx *context.Context, e *executable.Executable, inputE
 	}
 
 	logMode := execSpec.LogMode
-	var logFields map[string]interface{}
-	if logMode == io.JSON || logMode == io.Logfmt {
-		logFields = execSpec.GetLogFields()
-	}
+	logFields := execSpec.GetLogFields()
 
 	switch {
 	case execSpec.Cmd == "" && execSpec.File == "":
diff --git a/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go b/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go
index c605e43..6bff8bb 100644
--- a/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go
+++ b/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go
@@ -72,12 +72,10 @@ func handleExecRef(
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if exec.Exec != nil {
-			fields := map[string]interface{}{
-				"e": exec.ID(),
-			}
-			exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
+		fields := map[string]interface{}{
+			"step": exec.ID(),
 		}
+		exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
 
 		group.Go(func() error {
 			if parallelSpec.FailFast {
@@ -142,12 +140,10 @@ func handleExec(
 			maps.Copy(execPromptedEnv, a)
 		}
 
-		if exec.Exec != nil {
-			fields := map[string]interface{}{
-				"e": exec.ID(),
-			}
-			exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
+		fields := map[string]interface{}{
+			"step": exec.ID(),
 		}
+		exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
 
 		group.Go(func() error {
 			var attempts int
diff --git a/internal/runner/serial/serial.go b/internal/runner/serial/serial.go
index febaa84..e986fa3 100644
--- a/internal/runner/serial/serial.go
+++ b/internal/runner/serial/serial.go
@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ func handleExecRef(
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to find e with reference %s", executableRef)
 		}
 
-		if exec.Exec != nil {
-			fields := map[string]interface{}{
-				"e": exec.ID(),
-			}
-			exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
+		fields := map[string]interface{}{
+			"step": exec.ID(),
 		}
+		exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
 
 		if err := runner.Exec(ctx, exec, promptedEnv); err != nil {
 			if serialSpec.FailFast {
@@ -121,6 +119,11 @@ func handleExec(
 			maps.Copy(execPromptedEnv, a)
 		}
 
+		fields := map[string]interface{}{
+			"step": exec.ID(),
+		}
+		exec.Exec.SetLogFields(fields)
+
 		var attempts int
 	retryLoop:
 		for {