diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/util/output-files.js b/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/util/output-files.js
index 2c64a78ed8..5b96f177c1 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/util/output-files.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/pdf-preview/util/output-files.js
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ export const handleOutputFiles = async (projectId, data) => {
     const log = await response.text()
 
     try {
-      const { errors, warnings } = new BibLogParser(log, {}).parse()
+      const { errors, warnings } = new BibLogParser(log, {
+        maxErrors: 100,
+      }).parse()
       accumulateResults({ errors, warnings }, 'BibTeX:')
     } catch (e) {
       // BibLog parsing errors are ignored
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/log-parser/bib-log-parser.js b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/log-parser/bib-log-parser.js
index 916e855da1..a7aa241b45 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/log-parser/bib-log-parser.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/log-parser/bib-log-parser.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const MESSAGE_LEVELS = {
   ERROR: 'error',
 }
 
-const parserReducer = function (maxErrors) {
+const parserReducer = function (maxErrors, buildMaxErrorsReachedMessage) {
   return function (accumulator, parser) {
     const consume = function (logText, regex, process) {
       let match
@@ -32,16 +32,18 @@ const parserReducer = function (maxErrors) {
 
         // Too many log entries can cause browser crashes
         // Construct a too many files error from the last match
-        if (iterationCount >= maxErrors) {
-          const level = newEntry.level + 's'
-          newEntry.message = [
-            'Over',
-            maxErrors,
-            level,
-            'returned. Download raw logs to see full list',
-          ].join(' ')
-          newEntry.line = undefined
-          result.unshift(newEntry)
+        if (maxErrors != null && iterationCount >= maxErrors) {
+          if (buildMaxErrorsReachedMessage) {
+            const level = newEntry.level + 's'
+            newEntry.message = [
+              'Over',
+              maxErrors,
+              level,
+              'returned. Download raw logs to see full list',
+            ].join(' ')
+            newEntry.line = undefined
+            result.unshift(newEntry)
+          }
           return [result, '']
         }
 
@@ -171,11 +173,17 @@ export default class BibLogParser {
     }
     // reduce over the parsers, starting with the log text,
     let [allWarnings, remainingText] = this.warningParsers.reduce(
-      parserReducer(this.options.maxErrors),
+      parserReducer(
+        this.options.maxErrors,
+        this.options.buildMaxErrorsReachedMessage
+      ),
       [[], this.text]
     )
     ;[allErrors, remainingText] = this.errorParsers.reduce(
-      parserReducer(this.options.maxErrors),
+      parserReducer(
+        this.options.maxErrors,
+        this.options.buildMaxErrorsReachedMessage
+      ),
       [[], remainingText]
     )
     result.warnings = allWarnings
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.js b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.js
index 99bfae8ed6..2e9a1f47f7 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.js
@@ -640,7 +640,10 @@ App.controller(
       }
 
       function processBiber(log) {
-        const bibLogParser = new BibLogParser(log, { maxErrors: 100 })
+        const bibLogParser = new BibLogParser(log, {
+          maxErrors: 100,
+          buildMaxErrorsReachedMessage: true,
+        })
         const { errors, warnings } = bibLogParser.parse(log, {})
         const all = [].concat(errors, warnings)
         accumulateResults({ type: 'BibTeX:', all, errors, warnings })