diff --git a/web/app/src/components/footer/TaskLog.vue b/web/app/src/components/footer/TaskLog.vue
index 40ccc099..0bbbfd45 100644
--- a/web/app/src/components/footer/TaskLog.vue
+++ b/web/app/src/components/footer/TaskLog.vue
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
   tabulator.on("tableBuilt", _subscribeToPinia);
   console.log("Task log list: mounted on task ID", tasks.activeTaskID);
 
-  if (tasks.activeTaskID)
-    _fetchLogTail(tasks.activeTaskID);
-  else
-    taskLog.clear();
+  _fetchLogTail(tasks.activeTaskID);
 });
 onUnmounted(() => {
   taskLog.clear();
@@ -62,6 +59,8 @@ function _subscribeToPinia() {
 function _fetchLogTail(taskID) {
   taskLog.clear();
 
+  if (!taskID) return;
+
   const jobsAPI = new API.JobsApi(apiClient);
   return jobsAPI.fetchTaskLogTail(taskID)
     .then((logTail) => {