diff --git a/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css b/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css
index 746a6c1d7..a6e17bca5 100644
--- a/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css
+++ b/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
   min-height: 100px;
 }
 
+.build-logs-view .co-alert {
+  margin-bottom: 0px;
+  color: black !important;
+}
+
 .build-logs-view .no-logs {
   color: #8C8C8C;
 }
diff --git a/static/directives/build-logs-view.html b/static/directives/build-logs-view.html
index aa79cec8a..25c9f0c11 100644
--- a/static/directives/build-logs-view.html
+++ b/static/directives/build-logs-view.html
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 <div class="build-logs-view-element" ng-class="useTimestamps ? 'with-timestamps' : ''">
-  <button id="copyButton" class="btn btn-primary copy-button" data-clipboard-text="{{ buildLogsText }}">
-    <i class="fa fa-clipboard"></i>Copy Logs
-  </button>
+  <span ng-show="logEntries"
+    <button id="copyButton" class="btn btn-primary copy-button" data-clipboard-text="{{ buildLogsText }}">
+      <i class="fa fa-clipboard"></i>Copy Logs
+    </button>
+  </span>
 
   <a id="downloadButton" class="btn btn-primary download-button"
      ng-href="/buildlogs/{{ currentBuild.id }}"
-     target="_blank">
+     target="_blank"
+     ng-if="logEntries">
     <i class="fa fa-download"></i>Download Logs
   </a>
 
-  <span class="cor-loader" ng-if="!logEntries"></span>
+  <span class="cor-loader" ng-if="!logEntries && !loadError"></span>
+
+  <div class="co-alert co-alert-warning" ng-if="loadError == 'blocked'">
+    Loading of build logs failed, most likely due to an ad blocker. Please
+    disable filtering and refresh this page.
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="co-alert co-alert-danger" ng-if="loadError == 'request-failed'">
+    Failed to log builds logs. Please reload and try again.
+  </div>
 
   <span class="no-logs" ng-if="!logEntries.length && currentBuild.phase == 'waiting'">
     (Waiting for build to start)
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js b/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js
index 0bc9fb350..478481d2e 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('buildLogsView', function () {
       'buildUpdated': '&buildUpdated'
     },
     controller: function($scope, $element, $interval, $sanitize, ansi2html, AngularViewArray,
-                         AngularPollChannel, ApiService, Restangular) {
+                         AngularPollChannel, ApiService, Restangular, UtilService) {
 
       var result = $element.find('#copyButton').clipboardCopy();
       if (!result) {
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('buildLogsView', function () {
       $scope.logStartIndex = 0;
       $scope.buildLogsText = '';
       $scope.currentBuild = null;
+      $scope.loadError = null;
 
       var pollChannel = null;
 
@@ -112,12 +113,22 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('buildLogsView', function () {
           ApiService.getRepoBuildLogsAsResource(params, true).withOptions(options).get(function(resp) {
             // If we get a logs url back, then we need to make another XHR request to retrieve the
             // data.
-            if (resp['logs_url']) {
+            var logsUrl = resp['logs_url'];
+            if (logsUrl) {
               $.ajax({
-                url: resp['logs_url'],
+                url: logsUrl,
               }).done(function(r) {
                 handleLogsData(r, callback);
+              }).error(function(xhr) {
+                if (xhr.status == 0) {
+                  UtilService.isAdBlockEnabled(function(result) {
+                    $scope.loadError = result ? 'blocked': 'request-failed';
+                  });
+                } else {
+                  $scope.loadError = 'request-failed';
+                }
               });
+
               return;
             }
 
diff --git a/static/js/services/util-service.js b/static/js/services/util-service.js
index 9e33a659f..8a233de63 100644
--- a/static/js/services/util-service.js
+++ b/static/js/services/util-service.js
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@
 angular.module('quay').factory('UtilService', ['$sanitize', function($sanitize) {
   var utilService = {};
 
+  var adBlockEnabled = null;
+
+  utilService.isAdBlockEnabled = function(callback) {
+    if (adBlockEnabled !== null) {
+      callback(adBlockEnabled);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(typeof blockAdBlock === 'undefined') {
+      callback(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var bab = new BlockAdBlock({
+      checkOnLoad: false,
+      resetOnEnd: true
+    });
+
+    bab.onDetected(function() { adBlockEnabled = true; callback(true); });
+    bab.onNotDetected(function() { adBlockEnabled = false; callback(false); });
+    bab.check();
+  };
+
   utilService.isEmailAddress = function(val) {
     var emailRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&’*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$/;
     return emailRegex.test(val);
diff --git a/static/lib/blockadblock.js b/static/lib/blockadblock.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bedffa33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/lib/blockadblock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * BlockAdBlock 3.1.1
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Valentin Allaire <valentin.allaire@sitexw.fr>
+ * Released under the MIT license
+ * https://github.com/sitexw/BlockAdBlock
+ */
+
+(function(window) {
+	var BlockAdBlock = function(options) {
+		this._options = {
+			checkOnLoad:		false,
+			resetOnEnd:			false,
+			loopCheckTime:		50,
+			loopMaxNumber:		5,
+			baitClass:			'pub_300x250 pub_300x250m pub_728x90 text-ad textAd text_ad text_ads text-ads text-ad-links',
+			baitStyle:			'width: 1px !important; height: 1px !important; position: absolute !important; left: -10000px !important; top: -1000px !important;'
+		};
+		this._var = {
+			version:			'3.1.1',
+			bait:				null,
+			checking:			false,
+			loop:				null,
+			loopNumber:			0,
+			event:				{ detected: [], notDetected: [] }
+		};
+		if(options !== undefined) {
+			this.setOption(options);
+		}
+		var self = this;
+		var eventCallback = function() {
+			setTimeout(function() {
+				if(self._options.checkOnLoad === true) {
+					if(self._var.bait === null) {
+						self._creatBait();
+					}
+					setTimeout(function() {
+						self.check();
+					}, 1);
+				}
+			}, 1);
+		};
+		if(window.addEventListener !== undefined) {
+			window.addEventListener('load', eventCallback, false);
+		} else {
+			window.attachEvent('onload', eventCallback);
+		}
+	};
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype._options = null;
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype._var = null;
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype._bait = null;
+
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.setOption = function(options, value) {
+		if(value !== undefined) {
+			var key = options;
+			options = {};
+			options[key] = value;
+		}
+		for(var option in options) {
+			this._options[option] = options[option];
+		}
+		return this;
+	};
+
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype._creatBait = function() {
+		var bait = document.createElement('div');
+			bait.setAttribute('class', this._options.baitClass);
+			bait.setAttribute('style', this._options.baitStyle);
+		this._var.bait = window.document.body.appendChild(bait);
+
+		this._var.bait.offsetParent;
+		this._var.bait.offsetHeight;
+		this._var.bait.offsetLeft;
+		this._var.bait.offsetTop;
+		this._var.bait.offsetWidth;
+		this._var.bait.clientHeight;
+		this._var.bait.clientWidth;
+	};
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype._destroyBait = function() {
+		window.document.body.removeChild(this._var.bait);
+		this._var.bait = null;
+	};
+
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.check = function(loop) {
+		if(loop === undefined) {
+			loop = true;
+		}
+
+		if(this._var.checking === true) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		this._var.checking = true;
+
+		if(this._var.bait === null) {
+			this._creatBait();
+		}
+
+		var self = this;
+		this._var.loopNumber = 0;
+		if(loop === true) {
+			this._var.loop = setInterval(function() {
+				self._checkBait(loop);
+			}, this._options.loopCheckTime);
+		}
+		this._checkBait(loop);
+
+		return true;
+	};
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype._checkBait = function(loop) {
+		var detected = false;
+
+		if(this._var.bait === null) {
+			this._creatBait();
+		}
+
+		if(window.document.body.getAttribute('abp') !== null
+		|| this._var.bait.offsetParent === null
+		|| this._var.bait.offsetHeight == 0
+		|| this._var.bait.offsetLeft == 0
+		|| this._var.bait.offsetTop == 0
+		|| this._var.bait.offsetWidth == 0
+		|| this._var.bait.clientHeight == 0
+		|| this._var.bait.clientWidth == 0) {
+			detected = true;
+		}
+		if(window.getComputedStyle !== undefined) {
+			var baitTemp = window.getComputedStyle(this._var.bait, null);
+			if(baitTemp.getPropertyValue('display') == 'none'
+			|| baitTemp.getPropertyValue('visibility') == 'hidden') {
+				detected = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if(loop === true) {
+			this._var.loopNumber++;
+			if(this._var.loopNumber >= this._options.loopMaxNumber) {
+				clearInterval(this._var.loop);
+				this._var.loop = null;
+				this._var.loopNumber = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if(detected === true) {
+			if(loop === true) {
+				this._var.checking = false;
+			}
+			this._destroyBait();
+			this.emitEvent(true);
+		} else if(this._var.loop === null || loop === false) {
+			if(loop === true) {
+				this._var.checking = false;
+			}
+			this._destroyBait();
+			this.emitEvent(false);
+		}
+	};
+
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.emitEvent = function(detected) {
+		var fns = this._var.event[(detected===true?'detected':'notDetected')];
+		for(var i in fns) {
+			if(fns.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+				fns[i]();
+			}
+		}
+		if(this._options.resetOnEnd === true) {
+			this.clearEvent();
+		}
+		return this;
+	};
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.clearEvent = function() {
+		this._var.event.detected = [];
+		this._var.event.notDetected = [];
+	};
+
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.on = function(detected, fn) {
+		this._var.event[(detected===true?'detected':'notDetected')].push(fn);
+		return this;
+	};
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.onDetected = function(fn) {
+		return this.on(true, fn);
+	};
+	BlockAdBlock.prototype.onNotDetected = function(fn) {
+		return this.on(false, fn);
+	};
+
+	window.BlockAdBlock = BlockAdBlock;
+})(window);