diff --git a/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css b/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css
index a6e17bca5..e4da34a65 100644
--- a/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css
+++ b/static/css/directives/ui/build-logs-view.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   box-shadow: inset 10px 10px 5px -9px rgba(0,0,0,0.75);
   background-color: #263945;
 
-  min-height: 100px;
+  min-height: 74px;
 }
 
 .build-logs-view .co-alert {
diff --git a/static/directives/build-logs-view.html b/static/directives/build-logs-view.html
index 12ad935ab..44a5d05ac 100644
--- a/static/directives/build-logs-view.html
+++ b/static/directives/build-logs-view.html
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@
     please check for JavaScript or networking issues and contact support.
   </div>
 
+  <div class="co-alert co-alert-danger" ng-if="loadError == 'unauthorized'">
+    You are not authorized to view builds logs. Please have the owner of the repository grant you
+    admin access to this repository.
+  </div>
+
   <div ng-show="!loadError && pollChannel.skipping">
     Refreshing Build Status...
     <span class="cor-loader"></span>
   </div>
 
-  <div ng-show="!pollChannel.skipping">
+  <div ng-show="!loadError && !pollChannel.skipping">
     <span class="no-logs" ng-if="!logEntries.length && currentBuild.phase == 'waiting'">
       (Waiting for build to start)
     </span>
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js b/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js
index a31fe253a..24d73903e 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/build-logs-view.js
@@ -132,10 +132,16 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('buildLogsView', function () {
             }
 
             handleLogsData(resp, callback);
-          }, function() {
+          }, function(resp) {
+            if (resp.status == 403) {
+              $scope.loadError = 'unauthorized';
+            } else {
+              $scope.loadError = 'request-failed';
+            }
             callback(false);
           });
         }, function() {
+          $scope.loadError = 'request-failed';
           callback(false);
         });
       };