diff --git a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Firewall.php b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Firewall.php
index e8e2e856e..9af206d68 100644
--- a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Firewall.php
+++ b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Firewall.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Firewall extends Component
     public array $availableIps = [];
     public bool $showDeleteModal = false;
     public ?int $deletingRulePos = null;
+    public string $logError = '';
 
     // Rule creation/editing
     public ?int $editingRulePos = null;
@@ -89,9 +90,14 @@ class Firewall extends Component
         // Proxmox API token format: PVEAPIToken=USER@REALM!TOKENID=SECRET
         $authHeader = 'PVEAPIToken=' . $user . '!' . $tokenId . '=' . $secret;
         
+        // For firewall log endpoint, accept text/plain as well
+        $acceptHeader = str_contains($url, '/firewall/log') 
+            ? 'application/json, text/plain, */*' 
+            : 'application/json';
+        
         $request = Http::withHeaders([
             'Authorization' => $authHeader,
-            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+            'Accept' => $acceptHeader,
         ])->withOptions([
             'verify' => true,
         ]);
@@ -787,7 +793,9 @@ class Firewall extends Component
 
     public function loadFirewallLogs(): void
     {
+        $this->logError = '';
         try {
+            // Try the firewall log endpoint - Proxmox returns logs as text/plain, not JSON
             $response = $this->firewallRequest(
                 '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/firewall/log',
                 'get',
@@ -795,35 +803,52 @@ class Firewall extends Component
             );
             
             if (!$response->successful()) {
+                $errorData = $response->json();
+                $errorMsg = $errorData['message'] ?? 'HTTP ' . $response->status();
+                $this->logError = 'Failed to fetch logs: ' . $errorMsg;
+                \Log::warning('Firewall log API request failed', [
+                    'status' => $response->status(),
+                    'body' => $response->body(),
+                    'server_id' => $this->server->id,
+                    'vm_id' => $this->server->vm_id
+                ]);
                 $this->firewallLogs = [];
                 return;
             }
             
-            $responseData = $response->json();
+            // Proxmox firewall log endpoint returns plain text, not JSON
+            $body = $response->body();
             $rawLogs = [];
             
-            if (isset($responseData['data']) && is_array($responseData['data'])) {
-                $rawLogs = $responseData['data'];
-            } elseif (is_array($responseData) && !isset($responseData['data'])) {
-                $rawLogs = $responseData;
+            if (!empty($body)) {
+                // Split by newlines and filter empty lines
+                $lines = explode("\n", trim($body));
+                $rawLogs = array_filter($lines, function($line) {
+                    return !empty(trim($line));
+                });
             }
             
-            // If still empty, try to get logs from the response body as text
+            // If we got JSON instead, try to parse it
             if (empty($rawLogs)) {
-                $body = $response->body();
-                if (!empty($body) && is_string($body)) {
-                    $jsonData = json_decode($body, true);
-                    if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE && is_array($jsonData)) {
-                        $rawLogs = $jsonData['data'] ?? $jsonData;
-                    } else {
-                        $lines = explode("\n", trim($body));
-                        $rawLogs = array_filter($lines, function($line) {
-                            return !empty(trim($line));
-                        });
+                try {
+                    $responseData = $response->json();
+                    if (isset($responseData['data']) && is_array($responseData['data'])) {
+                        $rawLogs = $responseData['data'];
+                    } elseif (is_array($responseData) && !isset($responseData['data'])) {
+                        $rawLogs = $responseData;
                     }
+                } catch (\Exception $jsonError) {
+                    // Not JSON, that's fine - we already tried plain text
                 }
             }
             
+            \Log::debug('Firewall logs fetched', [
+                'raw_count' => count($rawLogs),
+                'body_length' => strlen($body),
+                'content_type' => $response->header('Content-Type'),
+                'sample' => !empty($rawLogs) ? (is_array($rawLogs[0]) ? json_encode($rawLogs[0]) : substr($rawLogs[0], 0, 200)) : null
+            ]);
+            
             $this->firewallLogs = [];
             
             foreach ($rawLogs as $logEntry) {
@@ -832,10 +857,12 @@ class Firewall extends Component
                 if (is_string($logEntry)) {
                     $logText = trim($logEntry);
                 } elseif (is_array($logEntry)) {
+                    // Try common field names
                     $logText = $logEntry['n'] ?? $logEntry['t'] ?? $logEntry['text'] ?? $logEntry['log'] ?? $logEntry['message'] ?? $logEntry['line'] ?? '';
                     
+                    // If still empty, try to get the first string value
                     if (empty($logText)) {
-                        foreach ($logEntry as $value) {
+                        foreach ($logEntry as $key => $value) {
                             if (is_string($value) && !empty(trim($value))) {
                                 $logText = trim($value);
                                 break;
@@ -853,7 +880,31 @@ class Firewall extends Component
                     $this->firewallLogs[] = $parsed;
                 }
             }
+            
+            if (empty($this->firewallLogs) && !empty($rawLogs)) {
+                $this->logError = 'Logs received but could not be parsed. Please check that firewall logging is enabled in Proxmox.';
+            } elseif (empty($this->firewallLogs)) {
+                $this->logError = 'No firewall logs available. Ensure firewall logging is enabled in Proxmox (Datacenter > Firewall > Options).';
+            }
+            
+            \Log::debug('Firewall logs parsed', [
+                'parsed_count' => count($this->firewallLogs)
+            ]);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $errorMessage = $e->getMessage();
+            if (method_exists($e, 'response') && $e->response()) {
+                $errorData = $e->response()->json();
+                if (isset($errorData['message'])) {
+                    $errorMessage = $errorData['message'];
+                }
+            }
+            $this->logError = 'Error loading logs: ' . $errorMessage;
+            \Log::error('Failed to load firewall logs', [
+                'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+                'trace' => $e->getTraceAsString(),
+                'server_id' => $this->server->id,
+                'vm_id' => $this->server->vm_id
+            ]);
             $this->firewallLogs = [];
         }
     }
diff --git a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/views/firewall.blade.php b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/views/firewall.blade.php
index 0b321f8e1..fdd371dc0 100644
--- a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/views/firewall.blade.php
+++ b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/views/firewall.blade.php
@@ -307,6 +307,17 @@
                 </button>
             </div>
 
+            @if(!empty($logError))
+                <div class="bg-warning/10 border border-warning/30 rounded-lg p-4 mb-4">
+                    <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+                        <x-ri-error-warning-line class="size-5 text-warning flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
+                        <div class="flex-1">
+                            <p class="text-sm text-warning/90">{{ $logError }}</p>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            @endif
+
             @if(count($firewallLogs) > 0)
                 <div class="overflow-x-auto">
                     <table class="w-full border-collapse">
@@ -347,10 +358,11 @@
                         </tbody>
                     </table>
                 </div>
-            @else
+            @elseif(empty($logError))
                 <div class="text-center py-8 text-base/60">
                     <x-ri-file-list-3-line class="size-12 mx-auto mb-3 opacity-50" />
                     <p>No firewall logs available</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs mt-2">Ensure firewall logging is enabled in Proxmox (Datacenter > Firewall > Options)</p>
                 </div>
             @endif
         </div>