diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/server-deployment.md b/docs/docs/guides/server-deployment.md
index dc5093f2f2..42365452aa 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/server-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/server-deployment.md
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ Fluent-bit supports two modes depending on how you want to access logs.
 
 === "Full mode"
 
-    Logs are shipped to Fluent-bit and can be read back through the dstack UI and CLI via Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
-    Use this mode when you want a complete integration with log viewing in dstack:
+    Logs are shipped to Fluent-bit and can be read back through the `dstack` UI and CLI via Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
+    Use this mode when you want a complete integration with log viewing in `dstack`:
 
     ```shell
     $ DSTACK_SERVER_FLUENTBIT_HOST=fluentbit.example.com \
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Fluent-bit supports two modes depending on how you want to access logs.
     The dstack UI/CLI will show empty logs. Use this mode when:
 
     - You have an existing logging infrastructure (Kibana, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)
-    - You only need to forward logs without reading them back through dstack
+    - You only need to forward logs without reading them back through `dstack`
     - You want to reduce operational complexity by not running Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
 
     ```shell
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/__init__.py b/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/__init__.py
index 1f8565d49c..bc601688bc 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from typing import List, Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
+from dstack._internal.core.errors import ServerClientError
 from dstack._internal.core.models.logs import JobSubmissionLogs
 from dstack._internal.server import settings
 from dstack._internal.server.models import ProjectModel
@@ -105,9 +106,13 @@ def write_logs(
 
 
 async def poll_logs_async(project: ProjectModel, request: PollLogsRequest) -> JobSubmissionLogs:
-    job_submission_logs = await run_async(
-        get_log_storage().poll_logs, project=project, request=request
-    )
+    try:
+        job_submission_logs = await run_async(
+            get_log_storage().poll_logs, project=project, request=request
+        )
+    except LogStorageError as e:
+        logger.error("Failed to poll logs from log storage: %s", repr(e))
+        raise ServerClientError("Failed to poll logs from log storage")
     # Logs are stored in plaintext but transmitted in base64 for API/CLI backward compatibility.
     # Old logs stored in base64 are encoded twice for transmission and shown as base64 in CLI/UI.
     # We live with that.
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/fluentbit.py b/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/fluentbit.py
index b45b2988d5..bb97e21f09 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/fluentbit.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/server/services/logs/fluentbit.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List, Optional, Protocol
 from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ def read(
             try:
                 response = self._client.search(**search_params)
             except ElasticsearchError as e:
-                logger.error("Elasticsearch/OpenSearch search error: %s", e)
                 raise LogStorageError(f"Elasticsearch/OpenSearch error: {e}") from e
 
             hits = response.get("hits", {}).get("hits", [])
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ def read(
                 message = source.get("message", "")
 
                 if timestamp_str:
-                    from datetime import datetime
-
                     try:
                         timestamp = datetime.fromisoformat(timestamp_str.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
                     except ValueError:
@@ -180,16 +178,10 @@ def write(self, tag: str, records: List[dict]) -> None:
                     )
                     response.raise_for_status()
                 except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
-                    logger.error(
-                        "Fluent-bit HTTP request failed with status %d: %s",
-                        e.response.status_code,
-                        e.response.text,
-                    )
                     raise LogStorageError(
                         f"Fluent-bit HTTP error: status {e.response.status_code}"
                     ) from e
                 except httpx.HTTPError as e:
-                    logger.error("Failed to write log to Fluent-bit via HTTP: %s", e)
                     raise LogStorageError(f"Fluent-bit HTTP error: {e}") from e
 
         def close(self) -> None:
@@ -206,7 +198,6 @@ def write(self, tag: str, records: List[dict]) -> None:
             for record in records:
                 if not self._sender.emit(tag, record):
                     error = self._sender.last_error
-                    logger.error("Failed to write log to Fluent-bit via Forward: %s", error)
                     self._sender.clear_last_error()
                     raise LogStorageError(f"Fluent-bit Forward error: {error}")
 
@@ -271,7 +262,7 @@ def __init__(
                     index=es_index,
                     api_key=es_api_key,
                 )
-                logger.debug(
+                logger.info(
                     "Fluent-bit log storage initialized with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch reader"
                 )
             else: