diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.cpp
index b82c99e29..1ab1a7a3a 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "utils/Dirs.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Retranslator.h"
+#include "widgets/LogWidget.h"
 
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QLabel>
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 #include <QTabBar>
-#include "utils/Logger.h"
 
 static Calamares::Slideshow*
 makeSlideshow( QWidget* parent )
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ ExecutionViewStep::ExecutionViewStep( QObject* parent )
     , m_label( new QLabel )
     , m_slideshow( makeSlideshow( m_widget ) )
     , m_tab_widget( new QTabWidget )
+    , m_log_widget( new LogWidget )
 {
     m_widget->setObjectName( "slideshow" );
     m_progressBar->setObjectName( "exec-progress" );
@@ -80,10 +81,6 @@ ExecutionViewStep::ExecutionViewStep( QObject* parent )
 
     m_progressBar->setMaximum( 10000 );
 
-    auto m_log_widget = new QPlainTextEdit;
-    m_log_widget->setReadOnly(true);
-
-
     m_tab_widget->addTab(m_slideshow->widget(), "Slideshow");
     m_tab_widget->addTab(m_log_widget, "Log");
     m_tab_widget->tabBar()->hide();
@@ -240,4 +237,6 @@ ExecutionViewStep::onLeave()
     m_slideshow->changeSlideShowState( Slideshow::Stop );
 }
 
+
 }  // namespace Calamares
+
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.h b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.h
index c2652d5e5..f545a8d43 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/ExecutionViewStep.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "ViewStep.h"
 #include "modulesystem/InstanceKey.h"
+#include "widgets/LogWidget.h"
 
 #include <QStringList>
 
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ class QLabel;
 class QObject;
 class QProgressBar;
 class QTabWidget;
-class QPlainTextEdit;
 
 namespace Calamares
 {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
     QLabel* m_label;
     Slideshow* m_slideshow;
     QTabWidget* m_tab_widget;
-    QPlainTextEdit* m_log_widget;
+    LogWidget* m_log_widget;
 
     QList< ModuleSystem::InstanceKey > m_jobInstanceKeys;