diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index f3036e80..c0f84c55 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   * Allow filtering out of Device Ports on Node (MAC) search
   * Display Voice VLAN on Cisco devices
   * [#202] Detect failed OUI and MIB downloads
+  * [#208] Always show port log icon
 
   [BUG FIXES]
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Report/PortLog.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Report/PortLog.pm
index 5c8c9081..dd5b97cf 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Report/PortLog.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Report/PortLog.pm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ajax '/ajax/control/report/portlog/add' => require_login sub {
     });
 };
 
-ajax '/ajax/content/report/portlog' => require_role port_control => sub {
+ajax '/ajax/content/report/portlog' => require_login sub {
     my $device = param('q');
     my $port = param('f');
     send_error('Bad Request', 400) unless $device and $port;
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css b/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css
index 9f280171..85c1befd 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css
+++ b/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css
@@ -162,18 +162,15 @@ div.content > div.tab-content table.nd_floatinghead thead {
 
 /* nudge cell content to the right when port_control controls are enabled */
 .nd_editable-cell > .nd_this-port-only {
-  margin-left: 18px;
-  margin-right: 18px;
+  margin-left: 14px;
+  margin-right: 35px;
 }
 .nd_editable-cell > .nd_port-only-first {
-  margin-left: 9px;
+  margin-left: 5px;
 }
 
 .nd_editable-cell > .nd_editable-cell-content {
-  margin-right: 18px;
-}
-.table .nd_nudge-for-icon {
-  padding-left: 25px;
+  margin-right: 25px;
 }
 
 /* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ */
@@ -269,13 +266,17 @@ td > form.nd_inline-form {
   display: none;
 }
 
+.nd_hand-icon {
+  margin-right: 4px;
+}
+
 /* port admin log view */
 .nd_log-icon {
   cursor: pointer;
   color: black;
-  float: left;
-  visibility: hidden;
-  margin-top: 3px;
+  float: right;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
 }
 .nd_log-icon:hover, .nd_log-icon:focus {
   text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/netdisco_portcontrol.js b/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/netdisco_portcontrol.js
index edbd15e5..c6d107ab 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/netdisco_portcontrol.js
+++ b/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/netdisco_portcontrol.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   // toggle visibility of port up/down and edit controls
   $('.tab-content').on('mouseenter', '.nd_editable-cell', function() {
     $(this).children('.nd_hand-icon').show();
-    $(this).children('.nd_log-icon').css('visibility', 'visible');
     if (! $(this).is(':focus')) {
       $(this).children('.nd_edit-icon').show(); // ports
       $(this).siblings('td').find('.nd_device-details-edit').show(); // details
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   });
   $('.tab-content').on('mouseleave', '.nd_editable-cell', function() {
     $(this).children('.nd_hand-icon').hide();
-    $(this).children('.nd_log-icon').css('visibility', 'hidden');
     if (! $(this).is(':focus')) {
       $(this).children('.nd_edit-icon').hide(); // ports
       $(this).siblings('td').find('.nd_device-details-edit').hide(); // details
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/device/ports.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/device/ports.tt
index 01dafa6a..c899dc07 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/device/ports.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/ajax/device/ports.tt
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
       [% NEXT IF item.name == 'c_nodes' AND params.c_nodes AND params.c_neighbors %]
         [% NEXT UNLESS params.${item.name} %]
         [% SET th_class = '' %]
-        [% IF (user_can_port_control AND params.c_admin AND (item.name == 'c_port' OR item.name == 'c_name')) %]
-          [% th_class = ' class="nd_nudge-for-icon portsort"' %]
-        [% ELSIF (item.name == 'c_port' OR item.name == 'c_descr' OR item.name == 'c_name') %]
+        [% IF (item.name == 'c_port' OR item.name == 'c_descr' OR item.name == 'c_name') %]
           [% th_class = ' class="portsort"' %]
         [% END %]
         <th[% th_class %]>
@@ -62,6 +60,22 @@
       <td nowrap class="nd_editable-cell" data-action="down"
         data-order="[% row.port | html_entity %]" data-filter="[% row.port | html_entity %]"
         data-field="c_port" data-for-device="[% device.ip | html_entity %]" data-for-port="[% row.port | html_entity %]">
+      [% ELSE %]
+      <td nowrap class="nd_editable-cell" data-action="up"
+        data-order="[% row.port | html_entity %]" data-filter="[% row.port | html_entity %]"
+        data-field="c_port" data-for-device="[% device.ip | html_entity %]" data-for-port="[% row.port | html_entity %]">
+      [% END %]
+      [% ELSE %]
+      <td nowrap data-order="[% row.port | html_entity %]" data-filter="[% row.port | html_entity %]">
+      [% END %]
+        <a class="nd_log-icon"
+          href="[% uri_for('/report/portlog') %]?q=[% device.ip | uri %]&f=[% row.port | uri %]">
+          <i class="icon-file-text-alt"
+            rel="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-offset="3"
+            data-animation="" data-title="View Port Log"></i>
+        </a>
+      [% IF user_can_port_control AND params.c_admin %]
+      [% IF row.up_admin == 'up' %]
         <span class="nd_hand-icon">
           <i class="icon-bullseye" data-action="bounce"
             rel="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-offset="3"
@@ -71,9 +85,6 @@
             data-animation="" data-title="Disable Port"></i>
         </span>
       [% ELSE %]
-      <td nowrap class="nd_editable-cell" data-action="up"
-        data-order="[% row.port | html_entity %]" data-filter="[% row.port | html_entity %]"
-        data-field="c_port" data-for-device="[% device.ip | html_entity %]" data-for-port="[% row.port | html_entity %]">
         <span class="nd_hand-icon">
           <i class="icon-bullseye" data-action="bounce" style="display: none"
             rel="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-offset="3"
@@ -83,14 +94,6 @@
             data-animation="" data-title="Enable Port"></i>
         </span>
       [% END %]
-        <a class="nd_log-icon"
-          href="[% uri_for('/report/portlog') %]?q=[% device.ip | uri %]&f=[% row.port | uri %]">
-          <i class="icon-file-text-alt"
-            rel="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-offset="3"
-            data-animation="" data-title="View Port Log"></i>
-        </a>
-      [% ELSE %]
-      <td nowrap data-order="[% row.port | html_entity %]" data-filter="[% row.port | html_entity %]">
       [% END %]
         <a class="nd_this-port-only nd_port-only-first" href="[% uri_for('/device',
             self_options) %]&q=[% params.q | uri %]&f=[% row.port | uri %]&prefer=port">
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@
           data-field="c_name" data-for-device="[% device.ip | html_entity %]" data-for-port="[% row.port | html_entity %]">
       <i class="icon-edit nd_edit-icon"></i>
       [% ELSE %]
-      <td nowrap>
+      <td nowrap class="nd_editable-cell">
       [% END %]
       <div class="nd_editable-cell-content">
         [% row.name | html_entity %]
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/report.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/report.tt
index a08d2c9a..16792d92 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/report.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/report.tt
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
         href="#[% report.tag %]_pane">[% report.label %]</a></li>
       [% IF report.tag == 'portlog' %]
       <span id="nd_device-name">
-        <a href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% params.q | uri %]&c_admin=on">[% params.q %]</a>
+        <a href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% params.q | uri %]">[% params.q %]</a>
         -
-        <a href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% params.q | uri %]&f=[% params.f | uri %]&c_admin=on">[% params.f %]</a>
+        <a href="[% device_ports %]&q=[% params.q | uri %]&f=[% params.f | uri %]">[% params.f %]</a>
       </span>
       [% ELSIF report.provides_csv %]
       <span id="nd_device-name">