diff --git a/app/jobs/json_routes.py b/app/jobs/json_routes.py
index 261fe3cc..50846bae 100644
--- a/app/jobs/json_routes.py
+++ b/app/jobs/json_routes.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-from flask import (abort, current_app, jsonify)
+from flask import abort, current_app, jsonify
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required
 from threading import Thread
 import os
 from app import db
 from app.decorators import admin_required, content_negotiation
-from app.models import Job, JobInput, JobResult, JobStatus
+from app.models import Job, JobStatus
 from . import bp
 
 @bp.route('/<hashid:job_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def delete_job(job_id):
 @bp.route('/<hashid:job_id>/log')
 @login_required
 @admin_required
+@content_negotiation(produces='application/json')
 def job_log(job_id):
     job = Job.query.get_or_404(job_id)
     if job.status not in [JobStatus.COMPLETED, JobStatus.FAILED]:
@@ -43,11 +44,18 @@ def job_log(job_id):
         return response, 409
     with open(os.path.join(job.path, 'pipeline_data', 'logs', 'pyflow_log.txt')) as log_file:
         log = log_file.read()
-    return log, 200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8'}
+    response_data = {
+        'message': '',
+        'jobLog': log
+    }
+    response = jsonify(response_data)
+    response.status_code = 200
+    return response
 
 
 @bp.route('/<hashid:job_id>/restart', methods=['POST'])
 @login_required
+@content_negotiation(produces='application/json')
 def restart_job(job_id):
     def _restart_job(app, job_id):
         with app.app_context():
@@ -66,4 +74,10 @@ def restart_job(job_id):
         args=(current_app._get_current_object(), job_id)
     )
     thread.start()
-    return {}, 202
+    response_data = {
+        'message': \
+            f'Job "{job.title}" marked for restarting'
+    }
+    response = jsonify(response_data)
+    response.status_code = 202
+    return response
diff --git a/app/static/js/Requests/jobs/jobs.js b/app/static/js/Requests/jobs/jobs.js
index f1179658..64e523db 100644
--- a/app/static/js/Requests/jobs/jobs.js
+++ b/app/static/js/Requests/jobs/jobs.js
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ Requests.jobs.entity.log = (jobId) => {
   };
   return Requests.JSONfetch(input, init);
 }
+
+Requests.jobs.entity.restart = (jobId) => {
+  let input = `/jobs/${jobId}/restart`;
+  let init = {
+    method: 'POST'
+  };
+  return Requests.JSONfetch(input, init);
+} 
diff --git a/app/static/js/ResourceDisplays/JobDisplay.js b/app/static/js/ResourceDisplays/JobDisplay.js
index df8eb7b5..6287d934 100644
--- a/app/static/js/ResourceDisplays/JobDisplay.js
+++ b/app/static/js/ResourceDisplays/JobDisplay.js
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@ class JobDisplay extends ResourceDisplay {
   constructor(displayElement) {
     super(displayElement);
     this.jobId = this.displayElement.dataset.jobId;
-    this.displayElement
-      .querySelector('.action-button[data-action="get-log-request"]')
-      .addEventListener('click', (event) => {
-        Utils.getJobLogRequest(this.userId, this.jobId);
-      });
-    this.displayElement
-      .querySelector('.action-button[data-action="restart-request"]')
-      .addEventListener('click', (event) => {
-        Utils.restartJobRequest(this.userId, this.jobId);
-      });
   }
 
   init(user) {
diff --git a/app/static/js/Utils.js b/app/static/js/Utils.js
index 5461cd67..12bdea0d 100644
--- a/app/static/js/Utils.js
+++ b/app/static/js/Utils.js
@@ -173,138 +173,138 @@ class Utils {
     });
   }
 
-  static deleteJobRequest(userId, jobId) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let job;
-      try {
-        job = app.data.users[userId].jobs[jobId];
-      } catch (error) {
-        job = {};
-      }
+  // static deleteJobRequest(userId, jobId) {
+  //   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  //     let job;
+  //     try {
+  //       job = app.data.users[userId].jobs[jobId];
+  //     } catch (error) {
+  //       job = {};
+  //     }
 
-      let confirmElement = modalElement.querySelector('.action-button[data-action="confirm"]');
-      confirmElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
-        let jobTitle = job?.title;
-        fetch(`/jobs/${jobId}`, {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Accept: 'application/json'}})
-          .then(
-            (response) => {
-              if (response.status === 403) {app.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
-              if (response.status === 404) {app.flash('Not Found', 'error'); reject(response);}
-              app.flash(`Job "${jobTitle}" marked for deletion`, 'job');
-              resolve(response);
-            },
-            (response) => {
-              app.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
-              reject(response);
-            }
-          );
-      });
-      modal.open();
-    });
-  }
+  //     let confirmElement = modalElement.querySelector('.action-button[data-action="confirm"]');
+  //     confirmElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+  //       let jobTitle = job?.title;
+  //       fetch(`/jobs/${jobId}`, {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Accept: 'application/json'}})
+  //         .then(
+  //           (response) => {
+  //             if (response.status === 403) {app.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //             if (response.status === 404) {app.flash('Not Found', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //             app.flash(`Job "${jobTitle}" marked for deletion`, 'job');
+  //             resolve(response);
+  //           },
+  //           (response) => {
+  //             app.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
+  //             reject(response);
+  //           }
+  //         );
+  //     });
+  //     modal.open();
+  //   });
+  // }
 
-  static getJobLogRequest(userId, jobId) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      fetch(`/jobs/${jobId}/log`, {method: 'GET', headers: {Accept: 'application/json, text/plain'}})
-        .then(
-          (response) => {
-            if (response.status === 403) {app.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
-            if (response.status === 404) {app.flash('Not Found', 'error'); reject(response);}
-            return response.text();
-          },
-          (response) => {
-            app.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
-            reject(response);
-          }
-        )
-        .then(
-          (text) => {
-            let modalElement = Utils.HTMLToElement(
-              `
-                <div class="modal">
-                  <div class="modal-content">
-                    <h4>Job logs</h4>
-                    <pre><code>${text}</code></pre>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <a class="btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light">Close</a>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              `
-            );
-            document.querySelector('#modals').appendChild(modalElement);
-            let modal = M.Modal.init(
-              modalElement,
-              {
-                onCloseEnd: () => {
-                  modal.destroy();
-                  modalElement.remove();
-                }
-              }
-            );
-            modal.open();
-            resolve(text);
-          }
-        );
-    });
-  }
+  // static getJobLogRequest(userId, jobId) {
+  //   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  //     fetch(`/jobs/${jobId}/log`, {method: 'GET', headers: {Accept: 'application/json, text/plain'}})
+  //       .then(
+  //         (response) => {
+  //           if (response.status === 403) {app.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //           if (response.status === 404) {app.flash('Not Found', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //           return response.text();
+  //         },
+  //         (response) => {
+  //           app.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
+  //           reject(response);
+  //         }
+  //       )
+  //       .then(
+  //         (text) => {
+  //           let modalElement = Utils.HTMLToElement(
+  //             `
+  //               <div class="modal">
+  //                 <div class="modal-content">
+  //                   <h4>Job logs</h4>
+  //                   <pre><code>${text}</code></pre>
+  //                 </div>
+  //                 <div class="modal-footer">
+  //                   <a class="btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light">Close</a>
+  //                 </div>
+  //               </div>
+  //             `
+  //           );
+  //           document.querySelector('#modals').appendChild(modalElement);
+  //           let modal = M.Modal.init(
+  //             modalElement,
+  //             {
+  //               onCloseEnd: () => {
+  //                 modal.destroy();
+  //                 modalElement.remove();
+  //               }
+  //             }
+  //           );
+  //           modal.open();
+  //           resolve(text);
+  //         }
+  //       );
+  //   });
+  // }
 
-  static restartJobRequest(userId, jobId) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let job;
-      try {
-        job = app.data.users[userId].jobs[jobId];
-      } catch (error) {
-        job = {};
-      }
+  // static restartJobRequest(userId, jobId) {
+  //   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  //     let job;
+  //     try {
+  //       job = app.data.users[userId].jobs[jobId];
+  //     } catch (error) {
+  //       job = {};
+  //     }
 
-      let modalElement = Utils.HTMLToElement(
-        `
-          <div class="modal">
-            <div class="modal-content">
-              <h4>Confirm Job restart</h4>
-              <p>Do you really want to restart the Job <b>${job?.title}</b>? All Job Results will be permanently deleted.</p>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-footer">
-              <a class="action-button btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light" data-action="cancel">Cancel</a>
-              <a class="action-button btn modal-close red waves-effect waves-light" data-action="confirm">Restart</a>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        `
-      );
-      document.querySelector('#modals').appendChild(modalElement);
-      let modal = M.Modal.init(
-        modalElement,
-        {
-          dismissible: false,
-          onCloseEnd: () => {
-            modal.destroy();
-            modalElement.remove();
-          }
-        }
-      );
+  //     let modalElement = Utils.HTMLToElement(
+  //       `
+  //         <div class="modal">
+  //           <div class="modal-content">
+  //             <h4>Confirm Job restart</h4>
+  //             <p>Do you really want to restart the Job <b>${job?.title}</b>? All Job Results will be permanently deleted.</p>
+  //           </div>
+  //           <div class="modal-footer">
+  //             <a class="action-button btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light" data-action="cancel">Cancel</a>
+  //             <a class="action-button btn modal-close red waves-effect waves-light" data-action="confirm">Restart</a>
+  //           </div>
+  //         </div>
+  //       `
+  //     );
+  //     document.querySelector('#modals').appendChild(modalElement);
+  //     let modal = M.Modal.init(
+  //       modalElement,
+  //       {
+  //         dismissible: false,
+  //         onCloseEnd: () => {
+  //           modal.destroy();
+  //           modalElement.remove();
+  //         }
+  //       }
+  //     );
 
-      let confirmElement = modalElement.querySelector('.action-button[data-action="confirm"]');
-      confirmElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
-        let jobTitle = job?.title;
-        fetch(`/jobs/${jobId}/restart`, {method: 'POST', headers: {Accept: 'application/json'}})
-          .then(
-            (response) => {
-              if (response.status === 403) {app.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
-              if (response.status === 404) {app.flash('Not Found', 'error'); reject(response);}
-              if (response.status === 409) {app.flash('Conflict', 'error'); reject(response);}
-              app.flash(`Job "${jobTitle}" restarted.`, 'job');
-              resolve(response);
-            },
-            (response) => {
-              app.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
-              reject(response);
-            }
-          );
-      });
-      modal.open();
-    });
-  }
+  //     let confirmElement = modalElement.querySelector('.action-button[data-action="confirm"]');
+  //     confirmElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+  //       let jobTitle = job?.title;
+  //       fetch(`/jobs/${jobId}/restart`, {method: 'POST', headers: {Accept: 'application/json'}})
+  //         .then(
+  //           (response) => {
+  //             if (response.status === 403) {app.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //             if (response.status === 404) {app.flash('Not Found', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //             if (response.status === 409) {app.flash('Conflict', 'error'); reject(response);}
+  //             app.flash(`Job "${jobTitle}" restarted.`, 'job');
+  //             resolve(response);
+  //           },
+  //           (response) => {
+  //             app.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
+  //             reject(response);
+  //           }
+  //         );
+  //     });
+  //     modal.open();
+  //   });
+  // }
 
   static deleteUserRequest(userId) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/app/templates/jobs/job.html.j2 b/app/templates/jobs/job.html.j2
index 30bedaa1..b5055ce6 100644
--- a/app/templates/jobs/job.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/jobs/job.html.j2
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
         </div>
         <div class="card-action right-align">
           {% if current_user.is_administrator()  %}
-          <a class="btn disabled waves-effect waves-light modal-trigger" id="log-job-modal"><i class="material-icons left">text_snippet</i>Log</a>
+          <a class="action-button btn disabled waves-effect waves-light modal-trigger" data-action="get-log-request" id="job-log-button" href="#job-log-modal"><i class="material-icons left">text_snippet</i>Log</a>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="action-button btn disabled waves-effect waves-light" data-action="restart-request"><i class="material-icons left">repeat</i>Restart</a>
+          <a class="btn disabled waves-effect waves-light modal-trigger" href="#restart-job-modal"><i class="material-icons left">repeat</i>Restart</a>
           <a class="btn red waves-effect waves-light modal-trigger" href="#delete-job-modal"><i class="material-icons left">delete</i>Delete</a>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -120,20 +120,31 @@
     <p>Do you really want to delete the Job <b>{{job.title}}</b>? All files will be permanently deleted!</p>
   </div>
   <div class="modal-footer">
-    <a class="action-button btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light" data-action="cancel">Cancel</a>
+    <a class="btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light">Cancel</a>
     <a class="btn modal-close red waves-effect waves-light" id="delete-job-request">Delete</a>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="modal" id="log-job-modal">
+<div class="modal" id="job-log-modal">
   <div class="modal-content">
     <h4>Job logs</h4>
-    <pre><code>${text}</code></pre>
+    <pre><code></code></pre>
   </div>
   <div class="modal-footer">
     <a class="btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light">Close</a>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<div class="modal" id="restart-job-modal">
+  <div class="modal-content">
+    <h4>Confirm Job restart</h4>
+    <p>Do you really want to restart the Job <b>{{ job.title }}</b>? All Job Results will be permanently deleted.</p>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-footer">
+    <a class="btn modal-close waves-effect waves-light">Cancel</a>
+    <a class="btn modal-close red waves-effect waves-light" id="restart-job-request">Restart</a>
+  </div>
+</div>
 {% endblock modals %}
 
 
@@ -142,12 +153,24 @@
 <script>
   let jobDisplay = new JobDisplay(document.querySelector('#job-display'));
   let deleteJobRequestElement = document.querySelector('#delete-job-request');
-  let logJobModalElement = document.querySelector('#log-job-modal');
+  let jobLogButtonElement = document.querySelector('#job-log-button');
+  let restartJobRequestElement = document.querySelector('#restart-job-request');
   deleteJobRequestElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
        Requests.jobs.entity.delete({{ job.hashid|tojson }});
     });
-  logJobModalElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
-       Requests.jobs.entity.log({{ job.hashid|tojson }});
-    });
+  jobLogButtonElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+    Requests.jobs.entity.log({{ job.hashid|tojson }})
+    .then(
+      (response) => {
+        response.json()
+          .then((json) => {
+            let jobLogModalElement = document.querySelector('#job-log-modal');
+            jobLogModalElement.querySelector('pre code').textContent = json.jobLog;
+          });
+      });
+  });
+  restartJobRequestElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+      Requests.jobs.entity.restart({{ job.hashid|tojson }});
+  });
 </script>
 {% endblock scripts %}