diff --git a/clients/docker/client.go b/clients/docker/client.go
index 1062bc26..373d8078 100644
--- a/clients/docker/client.go
+++ b/clients/docker/client.go
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ func (d *dockerClient) ListDigestReferences(ctx context.Context) (imgs []string,
 }
 
 const (
-	defaultAgentLogAvgMaxCharsPerLine = 1000
+	defaultAgentLogAvgMaxCharsPerLine = 200
 )
 
 // GetContainerLogs gets the container logs.
diff --git a/services/components/lifecycle/bot_logger.go b/services/components/lifecycle/bot_logger.go
index 870d147d..0263b5a2 100644
--- a/services/components/lifecycle/bot_logger.go
+++ b/services/components/lifecycle/bot_logger.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewBotLogger(
 
 // adjust these better with auto-upgrade later
 const (
-	defaultAgentLogTailLines = 300
+	defaultAgentLogTailLines = 120
 )
 
 func (bl *botLogger) SendBotLogs(ctx context.Context, snapshotInterval time.Duration) error {