diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
index a91f1a9e..c0e5802c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sub view_build : Chained('build') PathPart('') Args(0) {
 
     if (!$build->finished && $build->schedulingInfo->busy) {
         my $logfile = $build->schedulingInfo->logfile;
-        $c->stash->{logtext} = `cat $logfile`;
+        $c->stash->{logtext} = `cat $logfile` if -e $logfile;
     }
 }