diff --git a/ui/src/logs/actions/index.ts b/ui/src/logs/actions/index.ts
index 67d8509fa9..b44f797e79 100644
--- a/ui/src/logs/actions/index.ts
+++ b/ui/src/logs/actions/index.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   TimeMarker,
 } from 'src/types/logs'
 
-export const INITIAL_LIMIT = 100
+export const INITIAL_LIMIT = 1000
 
 const defaultTableData: TableData = {
   columns: [
diff --git a/ui/src/logs/components/LogsTable.tsx b/ui/src/logs/components/LogsTable.tsx
index 23f3b9fbac..6c50e1fd3d 100644
--- a/ui/src/logs/components/LogsTable.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/logs/components/LogsTable.tsx
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ class LogsTable extends Component<Props, State> {
       isMessageVisible,
       visibleColumnsCount,
     }
-
-    this.loadMoreAboveRows = _.throttle(this.loadMoreAboveRows, 50)
   }
 
   public componentDidUpdate() {
@@ -314,7 +312,7 @@ class LogsTable extends Component<Props, State> {
 
       this.setState({scrollTop})
 
-      if (scrollTop < 200 && scrollTop < previousTop) {
+      if (scrollTop < 200 && scrollTop <= previousTop) {
         this.loadMoreAboveRows()
       }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/logs/containers/LogsPage.tsx b/ui/src/logs/containers/LogsPage.tsx
index c6160f079c..0df99da8a1 100644
--- a/ui/src/logs/containers/LogsPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/logs/containers/LogsPage.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ class LogsPage extends Component<Props, State> {
       this.fetchNewDataset()
     }
 
-    this.startUpdating()
+    if (getDeep<string>(this.props, 'timeRange.timeOption', '') === 'now') {
+      this.startUpdating()
+    }
   }
 
   public componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -236,7 +238,12 @@ class LogsPage extends Component<Props, State> {
 
   private handleChooseCustomTime = async (time: string) => {
     this.props.setTableCustomTime(time)
-    this.setState({hasScrolled: false})
+    const liveUpdating = LiveUpdating.Pause
+
+    this.setState({
+      hasScrolled: false,
+      liveUpdating,
+    })
 
     await this.props.setTimeMarker({
       timeOption: time,
@@ -255,10 +262,13 @@ class LogsPage extends Component<Props, State> {
         .toISOString(),
     }
 
+    let liveUpdating = LiveUpdating.Pause
     if (time === 0) {
       timeOption = {timeOption: 'now'}
+      liveUpdating = LiveUpdating.Play
     }
 
+    this.setState({liveUpdating})
     await this.props.setTimeMarker(timeOption)
     this.handleSetTimeBounds()
   }
@@ -561,7 +571,6 @@ class LogsPage extends Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   private fetchNewDataset() {
-    this.setState({liveUpdating: LiveUpdating.Play})
     this.props.executeQueriesAsync()
   }