diff --git a/www/maposmatic/templatetags/extratags.py b/www/maposmatic/templatetags/extratags.py
index 0e7a302c..100f432c 100644
--- a/www/maposmatic/templatetags/extratags.py
+++ b/www/maposmatic/templatetags/extratags.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import re
 from django import template
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.html import escape
 
 import www.settings
 
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ def _lastline(filename):
             file.seek(-2, os.SEEK_END)
             while file.read(1) != b'\n':
                 file.seek(-2, os.SEEK_CUR)
-        return str(file.readline().decode())
+            return str(file.readline().decode())
     except:
-            return ""
+        return ""
 
 @register.filter()
 def job_status_to_str(value):
@@ -62,20 +63,32 @@ def job_status_to_str(value):
         if value.resultmsg == 'ok':
             return mark_safe(_alert_ok + str(_("Rendering was successful.")) + _alert_end)
         else:
+            # TODO properly templatize this
+            result = _alert_err
+            result+= "<h4><i class='fas fa-triangle-exclamation'></i> <b>%s!</b></h4>" % value.resultmsg # TODO localize the result messages
+            
+            error_log_tail = escape(_lastline(value.get_errorlog_file())).replace(':',':<br/>')
+            if error_log_tail:
+                result+= _("Check the %(error_log)s for more details<br/>") % {
+                    'error_log': "<a target='_blank' href='%s'><i class='fas fa-file-lines'></i> %s</a>" % (value.get_errorlog(), _("error log")),
+                }
+                
             if www.settings.CONTACT_EMAIL:
-                return mark_safe(_alert_err
-                                 + str(("<h4><i class='fas fa-triangle-exclamation'></i> <b>%(msg)s!</b></h4>"
-                                        + str(_("Please check the %(error_log)s for more details<br/>or contact %(email)s for more information.")))
-                                       % {
-                                           'msg':       value.resultmsg,
-                                           'email':     "<a href='mailto:%s?subject=Error on request %d'><i class='fas fa-envelope'></i> %s</a>" % (www.settings.CONTACT_EMAIL, value.id, www.settings.CONTACT_EMAIL),
-                                           'error_log': "<a target='_blank' href='%s'><i class='fas fa-file-lines'></i> %s</a>" % (value.get_errorlog(), _("error log")),
-                                       }
-                                 )
-                                 + "<hr/><tt>"+_lastline(value.get_errorlog_file()).replace(':',':<br/>')+"</tt>"
-                                 + _alert_end)
-            else:
-                return mark_safe( _alert_err + _str(_("%(arg)s! Please check the error log for more information.") % {'arg': value.resultmsg}) + _alert_end)
+                if error_log_tail:
+                    result+= "or "
+                result+= _("contact %(email)s for more information.") % {
+                    'email': "<a href='mailto:%(email)s?subject=[MapOSMatic] Error on request %(id)d'><i class='fas fa-envelope'></i> %(email)s</a>" % {
+                        "email": www.settings.CONTACT_EMAIL,
+                        "id":    value.id
+                      }
+                    }
+                    
+            if error_log_tail:
+                result+= "<hr/><tt>%s</tt>" % error_log_tail
+                    
+            result += _alert_end
+
+            return mark_safe(result)
     elif value.status == 3:
         if arg == 'ok':
             return mark_safe(_alert_info + str(_("Rendering is obsolete: the rendering was successful, but the files are no longer available.")) + _alert_end)