diff --git a/packages/runs/src/state.mjs b/packages/runs/src/state.mjs
index af5cc927..9788bfca 100644
--- a/packages/runs/src/state.mjs
+++ b/packages/runs/src/state.mjs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function readActivationLog(dataRoot, { last } = {}) {
   const entries = [];
   let malformed = 0;
   for (const line of state.text.split("\n")) {
-    if (line.trim() === "") continue;
+    if (line === "") continue;
     const entry = logEntry(line);
     if (entry === null) malformed += 1;
     else entries.push(entry);