diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts
index 8345e3d2..e8ef288e 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-branch-follower.ts
@@ -2577,8 +2577,10 @@ function runControllerReconcileJob(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, options: Pa
     exitCode: result.exitCode,
     timedOut: result.timedOut,
     message: result.exitCode === 0 ? "reconcile job completed" : redactText(tailText(result.stderr || result.stdout, 800)),
-    stdoutTail: redactText(tailText(result.stdout, options.full ? 4000 : 1000)),
-    stderrTail: redactText(tailText(result.stderr, options.full ? 2000 : 800)),
+    stdoutBytes: Buffer.byteLength(result.stdout, "utf8"),
+    stderrBytes: Buffer.byteLength(result.stderr, "utf8"),
+    stdoutTail: options.full || result.exitCode !== 0 ? redactText(tailText(result.stdout, options.full ? 4000 : 400)) : "",
+    stderrTail: options.full || result.exitCode !== 0 ? redactText(tailText(result.stderr, options.full ? 2000 : 400)) : "",
   };
 }