diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f03fb239f..0fea68941 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixed
+
+* The `.message` property _should_ always be present in the log messages, but there are a few versions out there where it is sometimes omitted due to a backend bug. We default to an empty string in those cases. ([#111])
+
+
 ## Version [v0.1.15] - 2025-08-29
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/jobs/logging-legacy.jl b/src/jobs/logging-legacy.jl
index b3dc98a92..c8d486d45 100644
--- a/src/jobs/logging-legacy.jl
+++ b/src/jobs/logging-legacy.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 struct _LegacyLogging <: _JobLoggingAPIVersion end
 
 function JobLogMessage(::_LegacyLogging, json::Dict, offset::Integer)
-    message = _get_json(json, "message", String)
+    # The .message property _should_ always be present in the log messages,
+    # but there are a few versions out there where it's sometimes omitted due
+    # to a backend bug. So we default to an empty string in those cases.
+    message = _get_json_or(json, "message", String, "")
     keywords = _get_json_or(json, "keywords", Dict, Dict{String, Any}())
     metadata = _get_json_or(json, "metadata", Dict, Dict{String, Any}())
     timestamp = if haskey(json, "timestamp")