diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/LogViewer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/LogViewer.svelte
index b7d12cd6ce..6402e91a01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/LogViewer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/LogViewer.svelte
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 	let loadedFromObjectStore = ''
 	$: if (jobId !== lastJobId) {
 		lastJobId = jobId
+		loadedFromObjectStore = ''
 		LOG_LIMIT = LOG_INC
-		loadedFromObjectStore
 	}
 
 	$: downloadStartUrl = truncatedContent.startsWith(s3LogPrefix)