diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue
index f4a4d84f..61977ff9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ export default {
 .log-summary-text {
   text-align: center;
   font-size: large;
-  height: calc(2 * 1.4em); /* height of element is 2 lines */
+
+  /* Reserve two lines even when message is short. line-clamp handles truncation */
+  min-height: calc(2 * 1.4em);
   line-height: 1.4em;
   padding: 0 5px; /* Give some padding so there's room for ... to not expand too far */
   overflow: hidden;