diff --git a/ui/deckgenerator.html b/ui/deckgenerator.html
index cfc5b8d..e9b6363 100644
--- a/ui/deckgenerator.html
+++ b/ui/deckgenerator.html
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
                 </div>
 
                             <!-- Conversation Log -->
-            <div id="dg-conversation-log" class="dg-conversation-log" style="display:none"></div>
+                                             <div id="dg-conversation-log" class="dg-conversation-log">
+                    <div class="dg-log-entry dg-log-info"><span class="dg-log-ts">[Ready]</span> Waiting for deck generation...</div>
+                </div>
 
             </section>
 
diff --git a/ui/deckgenerator.js b/ui/deckgenerator.js
index ba6d2e2..9d1ee11 100644
--- a/ui/deckgenerator.js
+++ b/ui/deckgenerator.js
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ const DeckGenerator = (() => {
     function logMessage(msg, type = 'info') {
         const log = $('dg-conversation-log');
         if (!log) return;
-        log.style.display = 'block';
         const entry = document.createElement('div');
         entry.className = 'dg-log-entry dg-log-' + type;
         const ts = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ const DeckGenerator = (() => {
         const log = $('dg-conversation-log');
         if (!log) return;
         log.innerHTML = '';
-        log.style.display = 'none';
+        
     }
 
     // ── Generate Deck ───────────────────────────────────────