diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
index 6e160f02a5..87d4c7be7a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function JobsIndexController (
     vm.status = {
         stats: statsEvent,
         elapsed: resource.model.get('elapsed'),
+        download: resource.model.get('related.stdout'),
         running: Boolean(resource.model.get('started')) && !resource.model.get('finished'),
         plays: null,
         tasks: null,
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html
index 78a4ecd395..1e900cdfcc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <at-panel class="at-Stdout">
             <div class="at-Panel-headingTitle">{{ vm.title }}</div>
             <at-stats
+                download="vm.status.download"
                 elapsed="vm.status.elapsed"
                 running="vm.status.running"
                 stats="vm.status.stats"
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.directive.js
index b4e66b320e..eb5eb288b4 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.directive.js
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ function AtStatsController (strings) {
     };
 
     vm.init = scope => {
-        const { elapsed, running, stats, plays, tasks } = scope;
+        const { download, elapsed, running, stats, plays, tasks } = scope;
 
+        vm.download = download;
         vm.plays = plays;
         vm.tasks = tasks;
         vm.elapsed = elapsed;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ function atStats () {
             AtStatsController
         ],
         scope: {
+            download: '=',
             elapsed: '=',
             running: '=',
             stats: '=',
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.partial.html
index 97e12223ec..80e05ece29 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/stats.partial.html
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
         <i class="fa fa-arrows-alt"></i>
     </button>
 
-    <a ng-show="true" href="/api/v2/jobs/{{ job.id }}/stdout?format=txt_download">
+    <a ng-show="vm.download && !vm.running" href="{{ vm.download }}?format=txt_download">
+
         <button class="btn at-Input-button at-u-noBorder"
             aw-tool-tip="{{ standardOutTooltip }}"
             data-tip-watch="standardOutTooltip"