diff --git a/lib/web/command.go b/lib/web/command.go
index 2bcdd223f8382..e1095d79b71b6 100644
--- a/lib/web/command.go
+++ b/lib/web/command.go
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (h *Handler) executeCommand(
 	runCommands(hosts, runCmd, h.log)
 
 	// Optionally, try to compute the command summary.
-	if output, overflow := buffer.Export(); !overflow || len(output) != 0 {
+	if output, valid := buffer.Export(); valid {
 		summaryReq := summaryRequest{
 			hosts:          hosts,
 			output:         output,
diff --git a/lib/web/command_utils.go b/lib/web/command_utils.go
index 48b4712fb74eb..49154e47dbca7 100644
--- a/lib/web/command_utils.go
+++ b/lib/web/command_utils.go
@@ -189,13 +189,14 @@ func (b *summaryBuffer) Write(node string, data []byte) {
 	b.remainingCapacity -= len(data)
 }
 
-// Export returns the buffer content and a whether the buffer overflowed.
+// Export returns the buffer content and a whether the Export is valid.
+// Exporting the buffer can only happen once.
 func (b *summaryBuffer) Export() (map[string][]byte, bool) {
 	b.mutex.Lock()
 	defer b.mutex.Unlock()
 	if b.invalid {
-		return nil, true
+		return nil, false
 	}
 	b.invalid = true
-	return b.buffer, false
+	return b.buffer, len(b.buffer) != 0
 }
diff --git a/lib/web/command_utils_test.go b/lib/web/command_utils_test.go
index 01528bff29c1b..1366c1e6cae3d 100644
--- a/lib/web/command_utils_test.go
+++ b/lib/web/command_utils_test.go
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSummaryBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
-		name             string
-		outputs          map[string][][]byte
-		capacity         int
-		expectedOutput   map[string][]byte
-		expectedOverflow bool
+		name           string
+		outputs        map[string][][]byte
+		capacity       int
+		expectedOutput map[string][]byte
+		assertValidity require.BoolAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Single node",
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func TestSummaryBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedOutput: map[string][]byte{
 				"node": []byte("foobarbaz"),
 			},
-			expectedOverflow: false,
+			assertValidity: require.True,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Single node overflow",
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ func TestSummaryBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 					[]byte("baz"),
 				},
 			},
-			capacity:         8,
-			expectedOutput:   nil,
-			expectedOverflow: true,
+			capacity:       8,
+			expectedOutput: nil,
+			assertValidity: require.False,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Multiple nodes",
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func TestSummaryBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 				"node2": []byte("bazbarfoo"),
 				"node3": []byte("bazbazbaz"),
 			},
-			expectedOverflow: false,
+			assertValidity: require.True,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Multiple nodes overflow",
@@ -104,16 +105,16 @@ func TestSummaryBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 					[]byte("baz"),
 				},
 			},
-			capacity:         25,
-			expectedOutput:   nil,
-			expectedOverflow: true,
+			capacity:       25,
+			expectedOutput: nil,
+			assertValidity: require.False,
 		},
 		{
-			name:             "No output",
-			outputs:          nil,
-			capacity:         10,
-			expectedOutput:   map[string][]byte{},
-			expectedOverflow: false,
+			name:           "No output",
+			outputs:        nil,
+			capacity:       10,
+			expectedOutput: map[string][]byte{},
+			assertValidity: require.False,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
@@ -133,10 +134,9 @@ func TestSummaryBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 				}()
 			}
 			wg.Wait()
-			output, overflow := buffer.Export()
+			output, isValid := buffer.Export()
 			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedOutput, output)
-			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedOverflow, overflow)
-
+			tc.assertValidity(t, isValid)
 		})
 	}
 }