diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 19e6677..5ca2402 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func Run(c Config) error {
 	a.data.Files = map[string]string{}
 	a.data.Log = map[int64]msg{}
 	a.data.LogOffset = 0
-	a.data.LogMaxSize = 10000
+	a.data.LogMaxSize = int64(c.MaxLines)
 	a.sync = velox.SyncHandler(&a.data)
 	//http
 	h := http.Handler(http.HandlerFunc(a.router))
@@ -179,11 +179,12 @@ func (a *agent) readFiles() {
 func (a *agent) readLog() {
 	for l := range a.msgQueue {
 		a.data.Lock()
-		a.data.Log[a.data.LogOffset] = l
-		a.data.LogOffset++
-		if a.data.LogOffset >= a.data.LogMaxSize {
-			delete(a.data.Log, a.data.LogMaxSize-a.data.LogOffset)
+		o := a.data.LogOffset
+		a.data.Log[o] = l
+		if o >= a.data.LogMaxSize {
+			delete(a.data.Log, o-a.data.LogMaxSize)
 		}
+		a.data.LogOffset++
 		a.data.Unlock()
 		a.data.Push()
 	}
diff --git a/agent/config.go b/agent/config.go
index ee40638..1989fc6 100644
--- a/agent/config.go
+++ b/agent/config.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	OnExit             OnExit   `help:"process exit action" default:"ignore"`
 	ConfigurationFiles []string `name:"config" type:"commalist" help:"comma-separated list of configuration files"`
 	RestartTimeout     Duration `opts:"-"`
+	MaxLines           int      `help:"maximum number of log lines to show in webui" default:"1000"`
 }
 
 func LoadConfig(path string, c *Config) error {
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ func ValidateConfig(c *Config) error {
 	if c.Port == 0 {
 		c.Port = 8080
 	}
+	if c.MaxLines == 0 {
+		c.MaxLines = 1000
+	}
 	switch c.Log {
 	case LogBoth, LogProxy, LogWebUI:
 	default:
diff --git a/agent/static/js/app.js b/agent/static/js/app.js
index 7c82931..abf30f4 100644
--- a/agent/static/js/app.js
+++ b/agent/static/js/app.js
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ app.directive("log", function() {
           span.textContent = m.b;
           span.className = m.p;
           e.appendChild(span);
-          m.$rendered = true;
         }
         followLog();
       });
@@ -90,15 +89,13 @@ app.directive("log", function() {
 });
 
 app.service("sync", function() {
-  return function(obj, key) {
+  return function(scope, key) {
     var val = localStorage.getItem(key);
     if(val) {
-      console.log("load", key, val);
-      obj.$eval(key + "=" + val);
+      scope.$eval(key + "=" + val); //assume JSON
     }
-    obj.$watch(key, function(val) {
+    scope.$watch(key, function(val) {
       var str = JSON.stringify(val);
-      console.log("set", key, str);
       localStorage.setItem(key, str);
     }, true);
   };
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ app.run(function($rootScope, $http, $timeout, sync) {
     show: {
       out: true,
       err: true,
-      agent: false
+      agent: true
     },
     file: '',
     files: null