diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
index 14584f0a2..0fef2d23a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -502,14 +502,9 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addSignatures(const StorePath & storePath, const StringSe
     writeNarInfo(narInfo);
 }
 
-std::optional<std::string> BinaryCacheStore::getBuildLog(const StorePath & path)
+std::optional<std::string> BinaryCacheStore::getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path)
 {
-    auto maybePath = getBuildDerivationPath(path);
-    if (!maybePath)
-        return std::nullopt;
-    auto drvPath = maybePath.value();
-
-    auto logPath = "log/" + std::string(baseNameOf(printStorePath(drvPath)));
+    auto logPath = "log/" + std::string(baseNameOf(printStorePath(path)));
 
     debug("fetching build log from binary cache '%s/%s'", getUri(), logPath);
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
index 8c82e2387..abd92a83c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public:
 
     void addSignatures(const StorePath & storePath, const StringSet & sigs) override;
 
-    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLog(const StorePath & path) override;
+    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path) override;
 
     void addBuildLog(const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view log) override;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index 6fe3bc49c..c867c0f1d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ struct RestrictedStore : public virtual RestrictedStoreConfig, public virtual Lo
             unknown, downloadSize, narSize);
     }
 
-    virtual std::optional<std::string> getBuildLog(const StorePath & path) override
+    virtual std::optional<std::string> getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path) override
     { return std::nullopt; }
 
     virtual void addBuildLog(const StorePath & path, std::string_view log) override
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-fs-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-fs-store.cc
index 3a0585b15..b224fc3e9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-fs-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-fs-store.cc
@@ -87,13 +87,8 @@ void LocalFSStore::narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink)
 
 const std::string LocalFSStore::drvsLogDir = "drvs";
 
-std::optional<std::string> LocalFSStore::getBuildLog(const StorePath & path_)
+std::optional<std::string> LocalFSStore::getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path)
 {
-    auto maybePath = getBuildDerivationPath(path_);
-    if (!maybePath)
-        return std::nullopt;
-    auto path = maybePath.value();
-
     auto baseName = path.to_string();
 
     for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-fs-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-fs-store.hh
index e6fb3201a..947707341 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-fs-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-fs-store.hh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
         return getRealStoreDir() + "/" + std::string(storePath, storeDir.size() + 1);
     }
 
-    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLog(const StorePath & path) override;
+    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path) override;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/log-store.hh b/src/libstore/log-store.hh
index ff1b92e17..b807e3e71 100644
--- a/src/libstore/log-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/log-store.hh
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ struct LogStore : public virtual Store
 
     /* Return the build log of the specified store path, if available,
        or null otherwise. */
-    virtual std::optional<std::string> getBuildLog(const StorePath & path) = 0;
+    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLog(const StorePath & path) {
+      auto maybePath = getBuildDerivationPath(path);
+      if (!maybePath)
+          return std::nullopt;
+      return getBuildLogExact(maybePath.value());
+    }
+
+    virtual std::optional<std::string> getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path) = 0;
 
     virtual void addBuildLog(const StorePath & path, std::string_view log) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
index 62daa838c..a1d4daafd 100644
--- a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public:
     { return false; }
 
     // FIXME extend daemon protocol, move implementation to RemoteStore
-    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLog(const StorePath & path) override
-    { unsupported("getBuildLog"); }
+    std::optional<std::string> getBuildLogExact(const StorePath & path) override
+    { unsupported("getBuildLogExact"); }
 
 private: