diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.sh
index 9db805c458..3969c7f974 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/hardware_ci/run-amd-test.sh
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ else
   fi
 
   docker run \
+    -t -i \
     --device /dev/kfd $BUILDKITE_AGENT_META_DATA_RENDER_DEVICES \
     $RDMA_FLAGS \
     --network=host \
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/run-multi-node-test.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/run-multi-node-test.sh
index c0911f17b6..cf54986e01 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/run-multi-node-test.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/run-multi-node-test.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ run_nodes() {
         if [ "$node" -ne 0 ]; then
             docker exec -d "node$node" /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKING_DIR ; ${COMMANDS[$node]}"
         else
-            docker exec "node$node" /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKING_DIR ; ${COMMANDS[$node]}"
+            # Allocate a TTY (-t -i) for the foreground head node so its output
+            # keeps ANSI color in the Buildkite log (see run-amd-test.sh).
+            docker exec -t -i "node$node" /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKING_DIR ; ${COMMANDS[$node]}"
         fi
     done
 }