diff --git a/api/http/handler/edgejobs/edgejob_tasklogs_clear.go b/api/http/handler/edgejobs/edgejob_tasklogs_clear.go
index 7d339b9e8..6fa1d18e9 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/edgejobs/edgejob_tasklogs_clear.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/edgejobs/edgejob_tasklogs_clear.go
@@ -44,22 +44,33 @@ func (handler *Handler) edgeJobTasksClear(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		return httperror.InternalServerError("Unable to find an Edge job with the specified identifier inside the database", err)
 	}
 
+	err = handler.FileService.ClearEdgeJobTaskLogs(strconv.Itoa(edgeJobID), strconv.Itoa(taskID))
+	if err != nil {
+		return httperror.InternalServerError("Unable to clear log file from disk", err)
+	}
+
 	endpointID := portainer.EndpointID(taskID)
 	endpointsFromGroups, err := edge.GetEndpointsFromEdgeGroups(edgeJob.EdgeGroups, handler.DataStore)
 	if err != nil {
 		return httperror.InternalServerError("Unable to get Endpoints from EdgeGroups", err)
 	}
 
-	if slices.Contains(endpointsFromGroups, endpointID) {
-		edgeJob.GroupLogsCollection[endpointID] = portainer.EdgeJobEndpointMeta{
-			CollectLogs: false,
-			LogsStatus:  portainer.EdgeJobLogsStatusIdle,
+	err = handler.DataStore.EdgeJob().UpdateEdgeJobFunc(edgeJob.ID, func(j *portainer.EdgeJob) {
+		if slices.Contains(endpointsFromGroups, endpointID) {
+			j.GroupLogsCollection[endpointID] = portainer.EdgeJobEndpointMeta{
+				CollectLogs: false,
+				LogsStatus:  portainer.EdgeJobLogsStatusIdle,
+			}
+		} else {
+			meta := j.Endpoints[endpointID]
+			meta.CollectLogs = false
+			meta.LogsStatus = portainer.EdgeJobLogsStatusIdle
+			j.Endpoints[endpointID] = meta
 		}
-	} else {
-		meta := edgeJob.Endpoints[endpointID]
-		meta.CollectLogs = false
-		meta.LogsStatus = portainer.EdgeJobLogsStatusIdle
-		edgeJob.Endpoints[endpointID] = meta
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return httperror.InternalServerError("Unable to persist Edge job changes in the database", err)
 	}
 
 	err = handler.FileService.ClearEdgeJobTaskLogs(strconv.Itoa(edgeJobID), strconv.Itoa(taskID))
@@ -74,10 +85,5 @@ func (handler *Handler) edgeJobTasksClear(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 
 	handler.ReverseTunnelService.AddEdgeJob(endpoint, edgeJob)
 
-	err = handler.DataStore.EdgeJob().UpdateEdgeJob(edgeJob.ID, edgeJob)
-	if err != nil {
-		return httperror.InternalServerError("Unable to persist Edge job changes in the database", err)
-	}
-
 	return response.Empty(w)
 }