diff --git a/src/root/plain-reload.tt b/src/root/plain-reload.tt
index 7448d8ff..687c7b7a 100644
--- a/src/root/plain-reload.tt
+++ b/src/root/plain-reload.tt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function injectTail() {
         dataType: "text",
         success: function (tail) {
             $("#contents").text(tail);
+            $("#contents").scrollTop($("#contents").get(0).scrollHeight);
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/root/static/css/hydra.css b/src/root/static/css/hydra.css
index d55dcd7c..d8f848bb 100644
--- a/src/root/static/css/hydra.css
+++ b/src/root/static/css/hydra.css
@@ -119,3 +119,9 @@ span.keep-whitespace {
 .build-status {
     max-width: none; /* don't apply responsive design to status images */
 }
+
+pre.taillog {
+    line-height: 1.2em;
+    max-height: 60em;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}