diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
index 6521f9bc1e..07124d8bd9 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ function canStartFollowing () {
     }
 
     if (followOnce && // one-time activation from top of first page
-        scroll.isBeyondUpperThreshold() &&
-        slide.getTailCounter() - slide.getHeadCounter() >= OUTPUT_PAGE_SIZE) {
+        scroll.isBeyondUpperThreshold()) {
         followOnce = false;
 
         return true;