diff --git a/data/database.py b/data/database.py
index d96082d89..94d469f07 100644
--- a/data/database.py
+++ b/data/database.py
@@ -730,10 +730,9 @@ class LogEntry(BaseModel):
     database = db
     read_slaves = (read_slave,)
     indexes = (
-      # create an index on repository and date
+      (('account', 'datetime'), False),
+      (('performer', 'datetime'), False),
       (('repository', 'datetime'), False),
-
-      # create an index on repository, date and kind
       (('repository', 'datetime', 'kind'), False),
     )
 
diff --git a/data/migrations/versions/8981dabd329f_add_logentry_index_for_lookup_by_account.py b/data/migrations/versions/8981dabd329f_add_logentry_index_for_lookup_by_account.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4434982d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/migrations/versions/8981dabd329f_add_logentry_index_for_lookup_by_account.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Add logentry index for lookup by account
+
+Revision ID: 8981dabd329f
+Revises: 790d91952fa8
+Create Date: 2016-08-12 16:50:15.816120
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '8981dabd329f'
+down_revision = '790d91952fa8'
+
+from alembic import op
+
+def upgrade(tables):
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_index('logentry_account_id_datetime', 'logentry', ['account_id', 'datetime'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index('logentry_performer_id_datetime', 'logentry', ['performer_id', 'datetime'], unique=False)
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade(tables):
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_index('logentry_account_id_datetime', table_name='logentry')
+    op.drop_index('logentry_performer_id_datetime', table_name='logentry')
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/data/model/log.py b/data/model/log.py
index 886610747..d927f2ad7 100644
--- a/data/model/log.py
+++ b/data/model/log.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import json
 
 from calendar import timegm
-from peewee import JOIN_LEFT_OUTER, SQL, fn
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, date
+from peewee import JOIN_LEFT_OUTER, fn
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from cachetools import lru_cache
 
 from data.database import LogEntry, LogEntryKind, User, RepositoryActionCount, db
-from data.model import config
+from data.model import config, user, DataModelException
 
 def _logs_query(selections, start_time, end_time, performer=None, repository=None, namespace=None,
                 ignore=None):
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ def _logs_query(selections, start_time, end_time, performer=None, repository=Non
     joined = joined.where(LogEntry.performer == performer)
 
   if namespace:
-    joined = joined.join(User, on=(User.username == namespace))
+    namespace_user = user.get_user_or_org(namespace)
+    if namespace_user is None:
+      raise DataModelException('Invalid namespace requested')
+
+    joined = joined.where(LogEntry.account == namespace_user.id)
 
   if ignore:
     kind_map = get_log_entry_kinds()
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js b/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js
index ff7c0ee83..4c6321c63 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
       'user': '=user',
       'makevisible': '=makevisible',
       'repository': '=repository',
-      'performer': '=performer',
       'allLogs': '@allLogs'
     },
     controller: function($scope, $element, $sce, Restangular, ApiService, TriggerService,
@@ -313,11 +312,6 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
 
         url += '?starttime=' + encodeURIComponent(getDateString($scope.options.logStartDate));
         url += '&endtime=' + encodeURIComponent(getDateString($scope.options.logEndDate));
-
-        if ($scope.performer) {
-          url += '&performer=' + encodeURIComponent($scope.performer.name);
-        }
-
         return url;
       };
 
@@ -397,7 +391,6 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
       $scope.$watch('user', update);
       $scope.$watch('repository', update);
       $scope.$watch('makevisible', update);
-      $scope.$watch('performer', update);
 
       $scope.$watch('options.logStartDate', update);
       $scope.$watch('options.logEndDate', update);