diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/client-es/src/main/java/org/phoebus/olog/es/api/OlogHttpClient.java b/app/logbook/olog/client-es/src/main/java/org/phoebus/olog/es/api/OlogHttpClient.java
index b3e0d15e05..93c3ac1d8f 100644
--- a/app/logbook/olog/client-es/src/main/java/org/phoebus/olog/es/api/OlogHttpClient.java
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/client-es/src/main/java/org/phoebus/olog/es/api/OlogHttpClient.java
@@ -126,13 +126,19 @@ public static Builder builder() {
      * Disallow instantiation.
      */
     private OlogHttpClient(String userName, String password) {
-        httpClient = HttpClient.newBuilder()
-                .cookieHandler(new CookieManager(null, CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL))
-                .followRedirects(HttpClient.Redirect.ALWAYS)
-                // HttpClient rejects Duration.ZERO for the connect timeout value.
-                // To support infinite timeout (preference value == 0), use Long.MAX_VALUE
-                .connectTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(Preferences.connectTimeout <= 0 ? Long.MAX_VALUE : Preferences.connectTimeout))
-                .build();
+        if(Preferences.connectTimeout > 0){
+            httpClient = HttpClient.newBuilder()
+                    .cookieHandler(new CookieManager(null, CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL))
+                    .followRedirects(HttpClient.Redirect.ALWAYS)
+                    .connectTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(Preferences.connectTimeout))
+                    .build();
+        }
+        else{
+            httpClient = HttpClient.newBuilder()
+                    .cookieHandler(new CookieManager(null, CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL))
+                    .followRedirects(HttpClient.Redirect.ALWAYS)
+                    .build();
+        }
 
         if (userName != null && password != null) {
             this.basicAuthenticationHeader = "Basic " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((userName + ":" + password).getBytes());
@@ -456,7 +462,8 @@ public Collection<Property> listProperties() {
     public InputStream getAttachment(Long logId, String attachmentName) {
         try {
             HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
-                    .uri(URI.create(Preferences.olog_url + "/logs/attachments/" + logId + "/" + URLEncoder.encode(attachmentName, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)))
+                    .uri(URI.create(Preferences.olog_url + "/logs/attachments/" + logId + "/" +
+                            URLEncoder.encode(attachmentName, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).replace("+", "%20"))) // + char does not work in path element!
                     .GET()
                     .build();
             HttpResponse<InputStream> response = httpClient.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofInputStream());
diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTable.java b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTable.java
index 3835fa1882..892f223d7c 100644
--- a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTable.java
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTable.java
@@ -57,18 +57,21 @@ public LogEntryTable(final LogEntryTableApp app) {
             loader.setResources(resourceBundle);
             loader.setLocation(this.getClass().getResource("LogEntryTableView.fxml"));
 
+            LogClient logClient = app.getClient();
+
             loader.setControllerFactory(clazz -> {
                 try {
-                    if (app.getClient() != null) {
+                    if (logClient != null) {
                         if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(LogEntryTableViewController.class)) {
-                            LogEntryTableViewController logEntryTableViewController = (LogEntryTableViewController) clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class, OlogQueryManager.class, SearchParameters.class).newInstance(app.getClient(), ologQueryManager, searchParameters);
+                            LogEntryTableViewController logEntryTableViewController = (LogEntryTableViewController) clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class, OlogQueryManager.class, SearchParameters.class)
+                                    .newInstance(logClient, ologQueryManager, searchParameters);
                             logEntryTableViewController.setGoBackAndGoForwardActions(goBackAndGoForwardActions);
                             logEntryTableViewController.setDecorations(decorations);
                             return logEntryTableViewController;
                         } else if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(AdvancedSearchViewController.class)) {
-                            return clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class, SearchParameters.class).newInstance(app.getClient(), searchParameters);
+                            return clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class, SearchParameters.class).newInstance(logClient, searchParameters);
                         } else if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(SingleLogEntryDisplayController.class)) {
-                            SingleLogEntryDisplayController singleLogEntryDisplayController = (SingleLogEntryDisplayController) clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class).newInstance(app.getClient());
+                            SingleLogEntryDisplayController singleLogEntryDisplayController = (SingleLogEntryDisplayController) clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class).newInstance(logClient);
                             singleLogEntryDisplayController.setSelectLogEntryInUI(id -> goBackAndGoForwardActions.loadLogEntryWithID(id));
                             return singleLogEntryDisplayController;
                         } else if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(LogEntryDisplayController.class)) {
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ public LogEntryTable(final LogEntryTableApp app) {
                         } else if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(AttachmentsEditorController.class)) {
                             return clazz.getConstructor().newInstance();
                         } else if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(MergedLogEntryDisplayController.class)) {
-                            return clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class).newInstance(app.getClient());
+                            return clazz.getConstructor(LogClient.class).newInstance(logClient);
                         }
                     } else {
                         // no logbook client available