diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index da0dc57..888ef77 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-backend",
-  "version": "0.12.0-13",
+  "version": "0.12.0-14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster-backend",
-      "version": "0.12.0-13",
+      "version": "0.12.0-14",
       "dependencies": {
         "archiver": "^7.0.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 67196d6..ff66423 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-backend",
-  "version": "0.12.0-13",
+  "version": "0.12.0-14",
   "private": true,
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index cff31e5..aa6d543 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-frontend",
-  "version": "0.12.0-13",
+  "version": "0.12.0-14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster-frontend",
-      "version": "0.12.0-13",
+      "version": "0.12.0-14",
       "dependencies": {
         "primeicons": "^7.0.0",
         "primereact": "^10.9.2",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index d7e487b..7bc80a5 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-frontend",
-  "version": "0.12.0-13",
+  "version": "0.12.0-14",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx
index 58d273b..33a9be3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
   onRetry,
   onDeleteJob,
   isQueued = false,
-  busy,
-  liveJobLog = ''
+  busy
 }) {
   const state = pipeline?.state || 'IDLE';
   const stateLabel = getStatusLabel(state);
@@ -331,6 +330,7 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
   const reviewMode = String(mediaInfoReview?.mode || '').trim().toLowerCase();
   const isPreRipReview = reviewMode === 'pre_rip' || Boolean(mediaInfoReview?.preRip);
   const jobMediaProfile = resolvePipelineMediaProfile(pipeline, mediaInfoReview);
+  const [liveJobLog, setLiveJobLog] = useState('');
   const [selectedEncodeTitleId, setSelectedEncodeTitleId] = useState(null);
   const [selectedPlaylistId, setSelectedPlaylistId] = useState(null);
   const [selectedHandBrakeTitleIdState, setSelectedHandBrakeTitleIdState] = useState(null);
@@ -592,6 +592,30 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
     pipeline?.context?.selectedPlaylist
   ]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!running || !retryJobId) {
+      setLiveJobLog('');
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const refresh = async () => {
+      try {
+        const response = await api.getJob(retryJobId, { includeLiveLog: true, lite: true });
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setLiveJobLog(response?.job?.log || '');
+        }
+      } catch (_err) {
+        // ignore transient polling errors
+      }
+    };
+    void refresh();
+    const interval = setInterval(refresh, 2500);
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      clearInterval(interval);
+    };
+  }, [running, retryJobId]);
+
   const playlistDecisionRequiredBeforeStart = state === 'WAITING_FOR_USER_DECISION' && !handBrakeTitleDecisionRequired;
   const commandOutputPath = useMemo(
     () => buildOutputPathPreview(settingsMap, jobMediaProfile, selectedMetadata, retryJobId),
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx
index 6560b7e..9ae2925 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx
@@ -933,7 +933,6 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
   const [queueReorderBusy, setQueueReorderBusy] = useState(false);
   const [draggingQueueEntryId, setDraggingQueueEntryId] = useState(null);
   const [insertQueueDialog, setInsertQueueDialog] = useState({ visible: false, afterEntryId: null });
-  const [liveJobLog, setLiveJobLog] = useState('');
   const [runtimeActivities, setRuntimeActivities] = useState(() => normalizeRuntimeActivitiesPayload(null));
   const [runtimeLoading, setRuntimeLoading] = useState(false);
   const [runtimeActionBusyKeys, setRuntimeActionBusyKeys] = useState(() => new Set());
@@ -960,15 +959,6 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
   const state = String(pipeline?.state || 'IDLE').trim().toUpperCase();
   const currentPipelineJobId = normalizeJobId(pipeline?.activeJobId || pipeline?.context?.jobId);
   const isProcessing = processingStates.includes(state);
-  // Always prefer the ENCODING job from dashboardJobs for the live log.
-  // When a second job enters ANALYZING, isProcessing becomes true (ANALYZING is a processingState)
-  // and currentPipelineJobId switches to job2 — but job1 is still ENCODING and its log must stay visible.
-  const encodingJobId = useMemo(() => {
-    const bg = dashboardJobs.find((job) => normalizeStatus(job?.status) === 'ENCODING');
-    return bg ? normalizeJobId(bg.id) : null;
-  }, [dashboardJobs]);
-  const liveLogJobId = encodingJobId || currentPipelineJobId;
-  const liveLogActive = isProcessing || Boolean(encodingJobId);
   const monitoringState = useMemo(
     () => normalizeHardwareMonitoringPayload(hardwareMonitoring),
     [hardwareMonitoring]
@@ -1314,31 +1304,6 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
     return undefined;
   }, [audiobookUploadPhase]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!liveLogJobId || !liveLogActive) {
-      setLiveJobLog('');
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    let cancelled = false;
-    const refreshLiveLog = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await api.getJob(liveLogJobId, { includeLiveLog: true, lite: true });
-        if (!cancelled) {
-          setLiveJobLog(response?.job?.log || '');
-        }
-      } catch (_error) {
-        // ignore transient polling errors to avoid noisy toasts while background polling
-      }
-    };
-
-    void refreshLiveLog();
-    const interval = setInterval(refreshLiveLog, 2500);
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-      clearInterval(interval);
-    };
-  }, [liveLogJobId, liveLogActive]);
 
   const pipelineByJobId = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map();
@@ -2841,7 +2806,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
               const statusBadgeValue = getStatusLabel(job?.status, { queued: isQueued });
               const statusBadgeSeverity = getStatusSeverity(normalizedStatus, { queued: isQueued });
               const isExpanded = normalizeJobId(expandedJobId) === jobId;
-              const isCurrentSession = liveLogJobId === jobId && (state !== 'IDLE' || liveLogActive);
+              const isCurrentSession = jobId === currentPipelineJobId && state !== 'IDLE';
               const reviewConfirmed = Boolean(Number(job?.encode_review_confirmed || 0));
               const pipelineForJob = pipelineByJobId.get(jobId) || pipeline;
               const jobTitle = job?.title || job?.detected_title || `Job #${jobId}`;
@@ -2981,7 +2946,6 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
                       onRemoveFromQueue={handleRemoveQueuedJob}
                       isQueued={isQueued}
                       busy={busyJobIds.has(jobId)}
-                      liveJobLog={isCurrentSession ? liveJobLog : ''}
                     />
                     ) : null}
                   </div>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1a4df55..c91eca7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster",
-  "version": "0.12.0-13",
+  "version": "0.12.0-14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster",
-      "version": "0.12.0-13",
+      "version": "0.12.0-14",
       "devDependencies": {
         "concurrently": "^9.1.2"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8169e10..7ed230e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.12.0-13",
+  "version": "0.12.0-14",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm run dev --prefix backend\" \"npm run dev --prefix frontend\"",
     "dev:backend": "npm run dev --prefix backend",