diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 00c5e998..6fd8c95f 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ sub_logs (){
 	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		LOGS_ARGS="\
 		--follow \
+		--tail 20 \
 		--no-trunc \
 		--details \
 		--timestamps"