diff --git a/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go b/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go
index 638072f89..379d737e7 100644
--- a/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go
+++ b/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go
@@ -721,22 +721,16 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) Logs(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interfac
 		return nil, taskNotPresentErr
 	}
 
-	followStr := q.Get("follow")
-	if followStr != "" {
+	if followStr := q.Get("follow"); followStr != "" {
 		if follow, err = strconv.ParseBool(followStr); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse follow field to boolean: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	plainStr := q.Get("plain")
-	if plainStr != "" {
+	if plainStr := q.Get("plain"); plainStr != "" {
 		if plain, err = strconv.ParseBool(plainStr); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse plain field to boolean: %v", err)
 		}
-
-		if plain {
-			follow = false
-		}
 	}
 
 	logType = q.Get("type")
diff --git a/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md b/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md
index 26d22e897..0c6c7140b 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ allocation was placed.
       </li>
       <li>
         <span class="param">plain</span>
-        A boolean of whether to return just the plain text without framing. If
-        set, follow is automatically unset. This can be usef when viewing logs
-        in a browser.
+        A boolean of whether to return just the plain text without framing.
+        This can be usef when viewing logs in a browser.
       </li>
     </ul>
   </dd>