diff --git a/app/logger.py b/app/logger.py
index 22ee2b11b..3c317882e 100644
--- a/app/logger.py
+++ b/app/logger.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ stderr_interceptor = None
 
 
 class LogInterceptor(io.TextIOWrapper):
+    # Maximum logs to buffer between flushes to prevent unbounded memory growth
+    # if callbacks persistently fail. 10000 entries is ~2-5MB depending on message size.
+    MAX_PENDING_LOGS = 10000
+
     def __init__(self, stream,  *args, **kwargs):
         buffer = stream.buffer
         encoding = stream.encoding
@@ -23,6 +27,9 @@ class LogInterceptor(io.TextIOWrapper):
         entry = {"t": datetime.now().isoformat(), "m": data}
         with self._lock:
             self._logs_since_flush.append(entry)
+            # Enforce max size to prevent OOM if callbacks persistently fail
+            if len(self._logs_since_flush) > self.MAX_PENDING_LOGS:
+                self._logs_since_flush = self._logs_since_flush[-self.MAX_PENDING_LOGS:]
 
             # Simple handling for cr to overwrite the last output if it isnt a full line
             # else logs just get full of progress messages
diff --git a/tests-unit/app_test/test_logger.py b/tests-unit/app_test/test_logger.py
index b57ba1887..52e1522b1 100644
--- a/tests-unit/app_test/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests-unit/app_test/test_logger.py
@@ -240,3 +240,41 @@ class TestLogInterceptorWrite:
         # Check that it was added to _logs_since_flush
         assert len(interceptor._logs_since_flush) == 1
         assert interceptor._logs_since_flush[0]["m"] == "test message"
+
+    def test_write_enforces_max_pending_logs(self):
+        """Test that write() enforces MAX_PENDING_LOGS to prevent OOM."""
+        from app.logger import LogInterceptor
+
+        class MockStream:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self._buffer = io.BytesIO()
+                self.encoding = 'utf-8'
+                self.line_buffering = False
+
+            @property
+            def buffer(self):
+                return self._buffer
+
+        mock_stream = MockStream()
+        interceptor = LogInterceptor(mock_stream)
+
+        # Initialize the global logs
+        import app.logger
+        from collections import deque
+        app.logger.logs = deque(maxlen=100)
+
+        # Manually set _logs_since_flush to be at the limit
+        interceptor._logs_since_flush = [
+            {"t": "test", "m": f"old_message_{i}"}
+            for i in range(LogInterceptor.MAX_PENDING_LOGS)
+        ]
+
+        # Write one more message - should trigger trimming
+        interceptor.write("new_message")
+
+        # Should still be at MAX_PENDING_LOGS, oldest dropped
+        assert len(interceptor._logs_since_flush) == LogInterceptor.MAX_PENDING_LOGS
+        # The new message should be at the end
+        assert interceptor._logs_since_flush[-1]["m"] == "new_message"
+        # The oldest message should have been dropped (old_message_0)
+        assert interceptor._logs_since_flush[0]["m"] == "old_message_1"