diff --git a/static/directives/logs-view.html b/static/directives/logs-view.html
index 5a5b2ad0a..6e6532a5e 100644
--- a/static/directives/logs-view.html
+++ b/static/directives/logs-view.html
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
     <span id="logs-range" class="mini">
       <span class="date-line">
         <span class="date-line-caption">From</span>
-        <input type="text" class="logs-date-picker input-sm" name="start" ng-model="logStartDate" data-max-date="{{ logEndDate }}" data-container="body" bs-datepicker/>
+        <input type="text" class="logs-date-picker input-sm" name="start" ng-model="options.logStartDate" data-max-date="{{ options.logEndDate }}" data-container="body" bs-datepicker/>
       </span>
 
       <span class="date-line">
         <span class="date-line-caption add-on">to</span>
-        <input type="text" class="logs-date-picker input-sm" name="end" ng-model="logEndDate" data-min-date="{{ logStartDate }}" bs-datepicker/>
+        <input type="text" class="logs-date-picker input-sm" name="end" ng-model="options.logEndDate" data-min-date="{{ options.logStartDate }}" bs-datepicker/>
       </span>
     </span>
     <span class="hidden-xs right">
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js b/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js
index 9a353b2c8..0ce684106 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/logs-view.js
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
       $scope.chartVisible = true;
       $scope.logsPath = '';
 
+      $scope.options = {};
+
       var datetime = new Date();
-      $scope.logStartDate = new Date(datetime.getUTCFullYear(), datetime.getUTCMonth(), datetime.getUTCDate() - 7);
-      $scope.logEndDate = new Date(datetime.getUTCFullYear(), datetime.getUTCMonth(), datetime.getUTCDate());
+      $scope.options.logStartDate = new Date(datetime.getUTCFullYear(), datetime.getUTCMonth(), datetime.getUTCDate() - 7);
+      $scope.options.logEndDate = new Date(datetime.getUTCFullYear(), datetime.getUTCMonth(), datetime.getUTCDate());
 
       var defaultPermSuffix = function(metadata) {
         if (metadata.activating_username) {
@@ -261,9 +263,10 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
           return;
         }
 
-        var twoWeeksAgo = getOffsetDate($scope.logEndDate, -14);
-        if ($scope.logStartDate > $scope.logEndDate || $scope.logStartDate < twoWeeksAgo) {
-          $scope.logStartDate = twoWeeksAgo;
+        var twoWeeksAgo = getOffsetDate($scope.options.logEndDate, -14);
+        if ($scope.options.logStartDate > $scope.options.logEndDate ||
+            $scope.options.logStartDate < twoWeeksAgo) {
+          $scope.options.logStartDate = twoWeeksAgo;
         }
 
         $scope.loading = true;
@@ -282,8 +285,8 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
           url = UtilService.getRestUrl('superuser', 'logs')
         }
 
-        url += '?starttime=' + encodeURIComponent(getDateString($scope.logStartDate));
-        url += '&endtime=' + encodeURIComponent(getDateString($scope.logEndDate));
+        url += '?starttime=' + encodeURIComponent(getDateString($scope.options.logStartDate));
+        url += '&endtime=' + encodeURIComponent(getDateString($scope.options.logEndDate));
 
         if ($scope.performer) {
           url += '&performer=' + encodeURIComponent($scope.performer.name);
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
             });
            }
 
-          $scope.chart.draw('bar-chart', resp.logs, $scope.logStartDate, $scope.logEndDate);
+          $scope.chart.draw('bar-chart', resp.logs, $scope.options.logStartDate, $scope.options.logEndDate);
           $scope.kindsAllowed = null;
           $scope.logs = resp.logs;
           $scope.loading = false;
@@ -329,8 +332,9 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('logsView', function () {
       $scope.$watch('repository', update);
       $scope.$watch('makevisible', update);
       $scope.$watch('performer', update);
-      $scope.$watch('logStartDate', update);
-      $scope.$watch('logEndDate', update);
+
+      $scope.$watch('options.logStartDate', update);
+      $scope.$watch('options.logEndDate', update);
     }
   };