diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-37164e9a4bbb3fd283dc604be8dbf2ca7a1cd830d63f27c87266be2111edbdc4.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-37164e9a4bbb3fd283dc604be8dbf2ca7a1cd830d63f27c87266be2111edbdc4.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..856c461685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-37164e9a4bbb3fd283dc604be8dbf2ca7a1cd830d63f27c87266be2111edbdc4.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "DELETE FROM job_logs WHERE job_id = $1",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Uuid"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "37164e9a4bbb3fd283dc604be8dbf2ca7a1cd830d63f27c87266be2111edbdc4"
+}
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-467c563cdc81dd57a01735a9f535d1096bdfd6c539d8c31462f8f2bd711ab0fa.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-467c563cdc81dd57a01735a9f535d1096bdfd6c539d8c31462f8f2bd711ab0fa.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b47ce7a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-467c563cdc81dd57a01735a9f535d1096bdfd6c539d8c31462f8f2bd711ab0fa.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "DELETE FROM job_logs WHERE job_id = ANY($1)",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "UuidArray"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "467c563cdc81dd57a01735a9f535d1096bdfd6c539d8c31462f8f2bd711ab0fa"
+}
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-f3f1b312bff773fe04a5dbfc2c03963042fa19d5eb15cfb3e0c291a29482aa5b.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-f3f1b312bff773fe04a5dbfc2c03963042fa19d5eb15cfb3e0c291a29482aa5b.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99d4d7075c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-f3f1b312bff773fe04a5dbfc2c03963042fa19d5eb15cfb3e0c291a29482aa5b.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "UPDATE job_logs\n        SET logs = '##DELETED##'\n        WHERE job_id = $1",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Uuid"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "f3f1b312bff773fe04a5dbfc2c03963042fa19d5eb15cfb3e0c291a29482aa5b"
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/monitor.rs b/backend/src/monitor.rs
index 79cb319778..4866aa0591 100644
--- a/backend/src/monitor.rs
+++ b/backend/src/monitor.rs
@@ -304,6 +304,15 @@ pub async fn delete_expired_items(db: &DB) -> () {
                             {
                                 tracing::error!("Error deleting job stats: {:?}", e);
                             }
+                            if let Err(e) = sqlx::query!(
+                                "DELETE FROM job_logs WHERE job_id = ANY($1)",
+                                &deleted_jobs
+                            )
+                            .execute(&mut *tx)
+                            .await
+                            {
+                                tracing::error!("Error deleting job stats: {:?}", e);
+                            }
                             if let Err(e) = sqlx::query!(
                                 "DELETE FROM custom_concurrency_key_ended WHERE  ended_at <= now() - ($1::bigint::text || ' s')::interval ",
                                 job_retention_secs
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs
index 821488eafe..a03e5df946 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/jobs.rs
@@ -2394,6 +2394,14 @@ async fn delete_job_metadata_after_use(db: &DB, job_uuid: Uuid) -> Result<(), Er
     )
     .execute(db)
     .await?;
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "UPDATE job_logs
+        SET logs = '##DELETED##'
+        WHERE job_id = $1",
+        job_uuid,
+    )
+    .execute(db)
+    .await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -3627,6 +3635,10 @@ async fn delete_completed_job<'a>(
     .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
     .await?;
 
+    sqlx::query!("DELETE FROM job_logs WHERE job_id = $1", id)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
     let job = not_found_if_none(job_o, "Completed Job", id.to_string())?;
 
     audit_log(