diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/alerts/_components/error-context-panel.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/alerts/_components/error-context-panel.tsx
index 440c9b44..78ec1b2e 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/alerts/_components/error-context-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/alerts/_components/error-context-panel.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function ErrorContextPanel({
               className="h-auto gap-1 p-0 text-xs"
               asChild
             >
-              <a href={`/pipelines/${pipelineId}/logs`}>
+              <a href={`/pipelines/${pipelineId}?logs=1`}>
                 <ExternalLink className="h-3 w-3" />
                 View full logs
               </a>
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/pipelines/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/pipelines/[id]/page.tsx
index c1ef961b..ddfa729d 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/pipelines/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/pipelines/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { useParams, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useParams, useRouter, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import type { NodeMetricsData } from "@/stores/flow-store";
 import {
@@ -193,13 +193,14 @@ function PromotionHistory({ pipelineId }: { pipelineId: string }) {
 function PipelineBuilderInner({ pipelineId }: { pipelineId: string }) {
   const trpc = useTRPC();
   const router = useRouter();
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
   const [deployOpen, setDeployOpen] = useState(false);
   const [templateOpen, setTemplateOpen] = useState(false);
   const [deleteOpen, setDeleteOpen] = useState(false);
   const [undeployOpen, setUndeployOpen] = useState(false);
   const [discardOpen, setDiscardOpen] = useState(false);
   const [metricsOpen, setMetricsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [logsOpen, setLogsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [logsOpen, setLogsOpen] = useState(() => searchParams.get("logs") === "1");
   const [aiDialogOpen, setAiDialogOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const selectedTeamId = useTeamStore((s) => s.selectedTeamId);