diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 4829867..c5f1758 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
     init() {
       // Read initial logs from script tag (avoids escaping issues)
       const initialLogsEl = this.$el.querySelector(".initial-logs");
-      this.logs = initialLogsEl?.textContent || "Loading...";
+      this.logs = initialLogsEl?.dataset.logs || "Loading...";
 
       // Set up scroll tracking
       this.$nextTick(() => {
diff --git a/templates/deployments.html b/templates/deployments.html
index 731e78c..1016fc8 100644
--- a/templates/deployments.html
+++ b/templates/deployments.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                         title="Scroll to bottom"
                     >↓ Follow</button>
                 </div>
-                {{if .Logs.Valid}}<script type="text/plain" class="initial-logs">{{.Logs.String}}</script>{{end}}
+                {{if .Logs.Valid}}<div hidden class="initial-logs" data-logs="{{.Logs.String}}"></div>{{end}}
             </div>
             {{end}}
         </div>