diff --git a/protocol/logger/job_logger.go b/protocol/logger/job_logger.go
index 5408cd0..57b0ed8 100644
--- a/protocol/logger/job_logger.go
+++ b/protocol/logger/job_logger.go
@@ -109,18 +109,39 @@ func (logger *WebsocketLivelogger) SendLog(lines *protocol.TimelineRecordFeedLin
 	return wsjson.Write(ctx, ws, lines)
 }
 
+func (logger *WebsocketLivelogger) ReConnectAndSendLog(lines *protocol.TimelineRecordFeedLinesWrapper) error {
+	if err := logger.Connect(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := logger.SendLog(lines); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type currentLogger struct {
+	logger   LiveLogger
+	wsLogger *WebsocketLivelogger
+}
+
+func (c *currentLogger) isValid() bool {
+	return c != nil && c.logger != nil
+}
+
 type WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback struct {
 	JobRequest    *protocol.AgentJobRequestMessage
 	Connection    *protocol.VssConnection
-	currentLogger atomic.Pointer[LiveLogger]
+	currentLogger atomic.Pointer[currentLogger]
 	FeedStreamURL string
 	ForceWebsock  bool
 }
 
-func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) initializeVssLogger() LiveLogger {
-	l := &VssLiveLogger{
-		JobRequest: logger.JobRequest,
-		Connection: logger.Connection,
+func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) initializeVssLogger() *currentLogger {
+	l := &currentLogger{
+		logger: &VssLiveLogger{
+			JobRequest: logger.JobRequest,
+			Connection: logger.Connection,
+		},
 	}
 	_ = logger.replace(l) // Ignore error for cleanup
 	return l
@@ -130,7 +151,7 @@ func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) InitializeVssLogger() {
 	logger.initializeVssLogger()
 }
 
-func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) initialize() LiveLogger {
+func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) initialize() *currentLogger {
 	if logger.FeedStreamURL != "" {
 		wslogger := &WebsocketLivelogger{
 			JobRequest:    logger.JobRequest,
@@ -139,8 +160,12 @@ func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) initialize() LiveLogger {
 		}
 		err := wslogger.Connect()
 		if err == nil {
-			_ = logger.replace(wslogger) // Ignore error for cleanup
-			return wslogger
+			cl := &currentLogger{
+				logger:   wslogger,
+				wsLogger: wslogger,
+			}
+			_ = logger.replace(cl) // Ignore error for cleanup
+			return cl
 		} else if logger.Connection.Trace {
 			fmt.Printf("Failed to connect to websocket %s, fallback to vsslogger\n", err.Error())
 		}
@@ -170,65 +195,61 @@ func (e *errorLogger) SendLog(lines *protocol.TimelineRecordFeedLinesWrapper) er
 	return ErrMissingLoggerConnection
 }
 
-func makePointer[T any](p T) *T {
-	return &p
-}
-
-func getPointer[T any](p *T) T {
-	if p == nil {
-		var zero T
-		return zero
-	}
-	return *p
-}
-
-func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) replace(n LiveLogger) error {
-	if currentLogger := logger.currentLogger.Swap(makePointer(n)); getPointer(currentLogger) != nil {
-		return (*currentLogger).Close()
+func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) replace(n *currentLogger) error {
+	if currentLogger := logger.currentLogger.Swap(n); currentLogger.isValid() {
+		return currentLogger.logger.Close()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) Close() error {
-	return logger.replace(&errorLogger{})
+	return logger.replace(&currentLogger{
+		logger: &errorLogger{},
+	})
 }
 
 func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) sendLogFallback(
-	err error, reason string, wrapper *protocol.TimelineRecordFeedLinesWrapper,
+	err error, wrapper *protocol.TimelineRecordFeedLinesWrapper,
 ) error {
 	if !logger.ForceWebsock {
 		if logger.Connection.Trace {
-			fmt.Printf("Failed to %s to websocket %s, fallback to vsslogger\n", reason, err.Error())
+			fmt.Printf("Failed to send to websocket %s, fallback to vsslogger\n", err.Error())
 		}
 		currentLogger := logger.initializeVssLogger()
-		if currentLogger == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize VSS logger after websocket %s failure: %w", reason, err)
+		if currentLogger.isValid() {
+			return currentLogger.logger.SendLog(wrapper)
 		}
-		return currentLogger.SendLog(wrapper)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize VSS logger after websocket send failure: %w", err)
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
+func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) getOrInitializeLogger() (*currentLogger, error) {
+	currentLogger := logger.currentLogger.Load()
+	if currentLogger.isValid() {
+		return currentLogger, nil
+	}
+	currentLogger = logger.initialize()
+	if currentLogger.isValid() {
+		return currentLogger, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize live logger: no logger instance available (ForceWebsock=%t)", logger.ForceWebsock)
+}
+
 func (logger *WebsocketLiveloggerWithFallback) SendLog(wrapper *protocol.TimelineRecordFeedLinesWrapper) error {
-	currentLogger := getPointer(logger.currentLogger.Load())
-	if currentLogger == nil {
-		currentLogger = logger.initialize()
-		if currentLogger == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize live logger: no logger instance available (ForceWebsock=%t)", logger.ForceWebsock)
-		}
+	currentLogger, err := logger.getOrInitializeLogger()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	err := currentLogger.SendLog(wrapper)
+	err = currentLogger.logger.SendLog(wrapper)
 	if err != nil {
 		if logger.Connection.Trace {
 			fmt.Printf("Failed to send webconsole log %s\n", err.Error())
 		}
-		if wslogger, ok := currentLogger.(*WebsocketLivelogger); ok {
-			if err = wslogger.Connect(); err != nil {
-				return logger.sendLogFallback(err, "reconnect", wrapper)
-			}
-			err = currentLogger.SendLog(wrapper)
-			if err != nil {
-				return logger.sendLogFallback(err, "send", wrapper)
+		wsLogger := currentLogger.wsLogger
+		if wsLogger != nil {
+			if err = currentLogger.wsLogger.ReConnectAndSendLog(wrapper); err != nil {
+				return logger.sendLogFallback(err, wrapper)
 			}
 			return nil
 		}