diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.html
index 8a2a28ef8..56ffd25bb 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 <div [ngbNavOutlet]="nav" class="mt-2"></div>
 
-<div #logContainer class="bg-dark p-3 mb-3 text-light text-monospace log-container">
+<div class="bg-dark p-3 mb-3 text-light text-monospace log-container">
   <p
     class="m-0 p-0 log-entry-{{getLogLevel(log)}}"
     *ngFor="let log of logs" style="white-space: pre;">{{log}}</p>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.ts
index 0754e4253..d77fcde4a 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/logs/logs.component.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ export class LogsComponent implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(private logService: LogService) { }
 
-  @ViewChild('logContainer') private logContainer: ElementRef
-
   logs: string[] = []
 
   logFiles: string[] = []
@@ -31,6 +29,8 @@ export class LogsComponent implements OnInit {
   reloadLogs() {
     this.logService.get(this.activeLog).subscribe(result => {
       this.logs = result
+    }, error => {
+      this.logs = []
     })
   }