diff --git a/app/grandchallenge/algorithms/templates/algorithms/job_status_detail.html b/app/grandchallenge/algorithms/templates/algorithms/job_status_detail.html
index 5bd96b5992..2de603a4b7 100644
--- a/app/grandchallenge/algorithms/templates/algorithms/job_status_detail.html
+++ b/app/grandchallenge/algorithms/templates/algorithms/job_status_detail.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% load log_filter %}
+
 {% if object.status == object.SUCCESS and object.stderr %}
     <div>
         <div class="modal"
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ <h5 class="modal-title">
                         </button>
                     </div>
                     <div class="text-left modal-body">
-                        {{ object.stderr }}
+                        {{ object.stderr | user_error | truncatechars:1024 }}
                     </div>
                     <div class="modal-footer">
                         <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">
diff --git a/app/grandchallenge/components/templatetags/log_filter.py b/app/grandchallenge/components/templatetags/log_filter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3072f3d737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/grandchallenge/components/templatetags/log_filter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django import template
+
+from grandchallenge.components.backends.utils import (
+    user_error as component_user_error,
+)
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+
+@register.filter
+def user_error(arg):
+    return component_user_error(arg)