diff --git a/internal/api/handlers_jobs.go b/internal/api/handlers_jobs.go
index 03b98a7..ebf3118 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers_jobs.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers_jobs.go
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ func (h *JobHandler) GetLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	count, _ := logRepo.CountByJobID(id)
 	w.Header().Set("X-Total-Count", fmt.Sprintf("%d", count))
-	writeJSON(w, logs)
+	if logs == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, []any{})
+	} else {
+		writeJSON(w, logs)
+	}
 }
 
 func (h *JobHandler) DownloadLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/internal/api/router.go b/internal/api/router.go
index 56c0088..9a68183 100644
--- a/internal/api/router.go
+++ b/internal/api/router.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"runtime/debug"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ func NewServer(cfg *config.Config, db *sql.DB, engine *syncengine.Engine) *Serve
 	r.Use(middleware.RequestID)
 	r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
 	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
-	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
+	r.Use(recoverer)
 
 	s := &Server{router: r, cfg: cfg, engine: engine}
 
@@ -101,3 +103,22 @@ func NewServer(cfg *config.Config, db *sql.DB, engine *syncengine.Engine) *Serve
 func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	s.router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
+
+func recoverer(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		defer func() {
+			if err := recover(); err != nil {
+				slog.Error("panic recovered",
+					"error", err,
+					"stack", string(debug.Stack()),
+					"method", r.Method,
+					"path", r.URL.Path,
+				)
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"internal server error"}`, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			}
+		}()
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/web/src/api/client.ts b/web/src/api/client.ts
index f9f68f5..654c9bb 100644
--- a/web/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/client.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ interface ApiOptions {
   body?: unknown;
 }
 
+function isArray(v: unknown): v is unknown[] {
+  return Array.isArray(v);
+}
+
 export async function api<T>(path: string, opts: ApiOptions = {}): Promise<T> {
   const { method = 'GET', body } = opts;
   const res = await fetch(`${BASE}${path}`, {
@@ -18,7 +22,10 @@ export async function api<T>(path: string, opts: ApiOptions = {}): Promise<T> {
     throw new Error((err as { error?: string }).error || 'Request failed');
   }
   if (res.status === 204) return undefined as T;
-  return res.json();
+  const data = await res.json().catch(() => null);
+  if (data === null) return undefined as T;
+  if (isArray(data) && !data.length && data[0] === undefined) return [] as unknown as T;
+  return data as T;
 }
 
 export async function apiRaw(path: string): Promise<Response> {
diff --git a/web/src/pages/JobDetail.tsx b/web/src/pages/JobDetail.tsx
index fd3ad38..ef667e2 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/JobDetail.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/JobDetail.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default function JobDetail() {
     try {
       const j = await api<Job>(`/api/jobs/${id}`);
       setJob(j);
-      const pairs = await api<SyncPair[]>('/api/sync-pairs');
+      const pairs = (await api<SyncPair[]>('/api/sync-pairs')) ?? [];
       const p = pairs.find((sp: SyncPair) => sp.id === j.sync_pair_id);
       setPair(p || null);
     } catch {
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export default function JobDetail() {
 
   async function loadLogs(offset: number) {
     try {
-      const ls = await api<LogLine[]>(
+      const ls = (await api<LogLine[]>(
         `/api/jobs/${id}/log?offset=${offset}&limit=1000`
-      );
+      )) ?? [];
       if (offset === 0) {
         setLogs(ls);
       } else {
diff --git a/web/src/pages/JobHistory.tsx b/web/src/pages/JobHistory.tsx
index b79ef99..9a4e294 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/JobHistory.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/JobHistory.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default function JobHistory() {
       const totalCount = res.headers.get('X-Total-Count');
       if (totalCount) setTotal(Number(totalCount));
       const data = await res.json();
-      setJobs(data);
+      setJobs(Array.isArray(data) ? data : []);
     } catch {
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);