diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
index 0a218e0e..bc56a886 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
@@ -182,9 +182,15 @@ def process_instance_log_list(
     )
     if not detailed:
         log_query = log_query.filter(
-            or_(
+            # this was the previous implementation, where we only show completed tasks and skipped tasks.
+            # maybe we want to iterate on this in the future (in a third tab under process instance logs?)
+            # or_(
+            #     SpiffLoggingModel.message.in_(["State change to COMPLETED"]),  # type: ignore
+            #     SpiffLoggingModel.message.like("Skipped task %"),  # type: ignore
+            # )
+            and_(
                 SpiffLoggingModel.message.in_(["State change to COMPLETED"]),  # type: ignore
-                SpiffLoggingModel.message.like("Skipped task %"),  # type: ignore
+                SpiffLoggingModel.bpmn_task_type == "Default Throwing Event",
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceLogList.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceLogList.tsx
index b4a4f683..b20d10d6 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceLogList.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceLogList.tsx
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceLogList() {
       return (
         <tr key={rowToUse.id}>
           <td data-qa="paginated-entity-id">{rowToUse.id}</td>
-          <td>{rowToUse.message}</td>
           <td>{rowToUse.bpmn_task_name}</td>
           {isDetailedView && (
             <>
+              <td>{rowToUse.message}</td>
               <td>{rowToUse.bpmn_task_identifier}</td>
               <td>{rowToUse.bpmn_task_type}</td>
               <td>{rowToUse.bpmn_process_identifier}</td>
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceLogList() {
         <thead>
           <tr>
             <th>Id</th>
-            <th>Message</th>
             <th>Task Name</th>
             {isDetailedView && (
               <>
+                <th>Message</th>
                 <th>Task Identifier</th>
                 <th>Task Type</th>
                 <th>Bpmn Process Identifier</th>