diff --git a/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectors.yaml b/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectors.yaml
index 92b445cb9..baf8e13ac 100644
--- a/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectors.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectors.yaml
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ spec:
                       type: array
                     image:
                       type: string
+                    imagePullPolicy:
+                      type: string
                     name:
                       type: string
                     namespace:
diff --git a/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_preflights.yaml b/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_preflights.yaml
index d3f82a8ba..5b830291f 100644
--- a/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_preflights.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_preflights.yaml
@@ -649,6 +649,8 @@ spec:
                           type: array
                         image:
                           type: string
+                        imagePullPolicy:
+                          type: string
                         name:
                           type: string
                         namespace:
diff --git a/config/samples/troubleshoot_v1beta1_collector.yaml b/config/samples/troubleshoot_v1beta1_collector.yaml
index a189b0e7a..49b1f9bdf 100644
--- a/config/samples/troubleshoot_v1beta1_collector.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/troubleshoot_v1beta1_collector.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
   - run:
       name: ping-google
       namespace: default
-      image: ubuntu:latest
+      image: flungo/netutils
       command: ["ping"]
       args: ["www.google.com"]
-      timeout: 5s
+      # timeout: 5s
diff --git a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collector_shared.go b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collector_shared.go
index 7951b2304..73655818e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collector_shared.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collector_shared.go
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ type Logs struct {
 }
 
 type Run struct {
-	Name      string   `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
-	Namespace string   `json:"namespace" yaml:"namespace"`
-	Image     string   `json:"image" yaml:"image"`
-	Command   []string `json:"command,omitempty" yaml:"command,omitempty"`
-	Args      []string `json:"args,omitempty" yaml:"args,omitempty"`
-	Timeout   string   `json:"timeout,omitempty" yaml:"timeout,omitempty"`
+	Name            string   `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
+	Namespace       string   `json:"namespace" yaml:"namespace"`
+	Image           string   `json:"image" yaml:"image"`
+	Command         []string `json:"command,omitempty" yaml:"command,omitempty"`
+	Args            []string `json:"args,omitempty" yaml:"args,omitempty"`
+	Timeout         string   `json:"timeout,omitempty" yaml:"timeout,omitempty"`
+	ImagePullPolicy string   `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty" yaml:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Collect struct {
diff --git a/pkg/collect/run.go b/pkg/collect/run.go
index ae8390b54..d7b4a6bff 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/run.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/run.go
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 package collect
 
 import (
-	// "bytes"
-	// "encoding/json"
-	// "fmt"
-	// "io"
-	// "strings"
-	// "time"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	troubleshootv1beta1 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1"
-	// corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	// metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	// "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	// "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
 )
 
 type RunOutput struct {
@@ -20,41 +17,126 @@ type RunOutput struct {
 }
 
 func Run(runCollector *troubleshootv1beta1.Run, redact bool) error {
-	// cfg, err := config.GetConfig()
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return err
-	// }
-
-	// client, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(cfg)
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return err
-	// }
-
-	// pods, err := listPodsInSelectors(client, logsCollector.Namespace, logsCollector.Selector)
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return err
-	// }
-
-	// logsOutput := LogsOutput{
-	// 	PodLogs: make(map[string][]byte),
-	// }
-	// for _, pod := range pods {
-	// 	podLogs, err := getPodLogs(client, pod, logsCollector.Limits)
-	// 	if err != nil {
-	// 		return err
-	// 	}
-
-	// 	for k, v := range podLogs {
-	// 		logsOutput.PodLogs[k] = v
-	// 	}
-	// }
-
-	// b, err := json.MarshalIndent(logsOutput, "", "  ")
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return err
-	// }
-
-	// fmt.Printf("%s\n", b)
+	cfg, err := config.GetConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pod, err := runPod(client, runCollector)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	runOutput := &RunOutput{
+		PodLogs: make(map[string][]byte),
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	then := now.Add(time.Duration(20 * time.Second))
+
+	if runCollector.Timeout != "" {
+		parsedDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(runCollector.Timeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("unable to parse time duration %s\n", runCollector.Timeout)
+		} else {
+			then = now.Add(parsedDuration)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for {
+		if time.Now().After(then) {
+			break
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	}
+
+	limits := troubleshootv1beta1.LogLimits{
+		MaxLines: 10000,
+	}
+	podLogs, err := getPodLogs(client, *pod, &limits)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range podLogs {
+		runOutput.PodLogs[k] = v
+	}
+
+	if err := client.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(pod.Name, &metav1.DeleteOptions{}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if redact {
+		runOutput, err = runOutput.Redact()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(runOutput, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", b)
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func runPod(client *kubernetes.Clientset, runCollector *troubleshootv1beta1.Run) (*corev1.Pod, error) {
+	podLabels := make(map[string]string)
+	podLabels["troubleshoot-role"] = "run-collector"
+
+	pullPolicy := corev1.PullIfNotPresent
+	if runCollector.ImagePullPolicy != "" {
+		pullPolicy = corev1.PullPolicy(runCollector.ImagePullPolicy)
+	}
+
+	pod := corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      runCollector.Name,
+			Namespace: runCollector.Namespace,
+			Labels:    podLabels,
+		},
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+			Kind:       "Pod",
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+			RestartPolicy: corev1.RestartPolicyNever,
+			Containers: []corev1.Container{
+				{
+					Image:           runCollector.Image,
+					ImagePullPolicy: pullPolicy,
+					Name:            "collector",
+					Command:         runCollector.Command,
+					Args:            runCollector.Args,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	created, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(runCollector.Namespace).Create(&pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return created, nil
+}
+
+func (r *RunOutput) Redact() (*RunOutput, error) {
+	podLogs, err := redactMap(r.PodLogs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &RunOutput{
+		PodLogs: podLogs,
+	}, nil
+}