diff --git a/app/models/turn_it_in/tii_action.rb b/app/models/turn_it_in/tii_action.rb
index f4692ec77..190792e27 100644
--- a/app/models/turn_it_in/tii_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/turn_it_in/tii_action.rb
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ def perform
     self.error_code = nil if self.retry && error?
     self.custom_error_message = nil
 
-    self.log = [] if self.complete # reset log if complete... and performing again
+    self.log = [] if self.log.nil? || self.log.empty? || self.complete # reset log if complete... and performing again
 
     self.log << { date: Time.zone.now, message: "Started #{type}" }
     self.last_run = Time.zone.now
+
     self.retry = false # reset retry flag
-    self.log = [] if self.complete # reset log if complete... and performing again
     self.complete = false # reset complete flag
 
     result = run
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240105055902_add_tii_details.rb b/db/migrate/20240105055902_add_tii_details.rb
index 42a0bee33..a571f80d1 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240105055902_add_tii_details.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240105055902_add_tii_details.rb
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def change
       t.integer     :error_code
       t.text        :custom_error_message
 
-      t.text        :log, default: "[]"
-      t.text        :params, default: "{}"
+      t.text        :log
+      t.string      :params, default: "{}", limit: 1024
 
       t.timestamps
 
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 645806173..3a6368943 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@
     t.boolean "retry", default: true, null: false
     t.integer "error_code"
     t.text "custom_error_message"
-    t.text "log", default: "[]"
-    t.text "params", default: "{}"
+    t.text "log"
+    t.string "params", limit: 1024, default: "{}"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.index ["complete"], name: "index_tii_actions_on_complete"