diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/containers/logs/log_position/with_log_position_url_state.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/containers/logs/log_position/with_log_position_url_state.tsx
index a877750587be4..221dac95ef5f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/containers/logs/log_position/with_log_position_url_state.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/containers/logs/log_position/with_log_position_url_state.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { LogPositionState, LogPositionStateParams } from './log_position_state';
 
 interface LogPositionUrlState {
   position: LogPositionStateParams['visibleMidpoint'] | undefined;
-  streamLive?: boolean | undefined;
+  streamLive: boolean;
 }
 
 export const WithLogPositionUrlState = () => {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const mapToPositionUrlState = (value: any) =>
     ? pickTimeKey(value)
     : undefined;
 
-const mapToStreamLiveUrlState = (value: any) => (typeof value === 'boolean' ? value : undefined);
+const mapToStreamLiveUrlState = (value: any) => (typeof value === 'boolean' ? value : false);
 
 export const replaceLogPositionInQueryString = (time: number) =>
   Number.isNaN(time)
@@ -91,4 +91,5 @@ export const replaceLogPositionInQueryString = (time: number) =>
           time,
           tiebreaker: 0,
         },
+        streamLive: false,
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_logs.test.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_logs.test.tsx
index a800b6421c027..a418be01d1ed2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_logs.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_logs.test.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('RedirectToLogs component', () => {
 
     expect(component).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <Redirect
-        to="/logs/stream?logFilter=(expression:'',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404))&sourceId=default"
+        to="/logs/stream?logFilter=(expression:'',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404),streamLive:!f)&sourceId=default"
       />
     `);
   });
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('RedirectToLogs component', () => {
 
     expect(component).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <Redirect
-        to="/logs/stream?logFilter=(expression:'FILTER_FIELD:FILTER_VALUE',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404))&sourceId=default"
+        to="/logs/stream?logFilter=(expression:'FILTER_FIELD:FILTER_VALUE',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404),streamLive:!f)&sourceId=default"
       />
     `);
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_node_logs.test.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_node_logs.test.tsx
index 5fa80c8efee73..2d1f3a32988aa 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_node_logs.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/infra/public/pages/link_to/redirect_to_node_logs.test.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('RedirectToNodeLogs component', () => {
 
     expect(component).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <Redirect
-        to="/logs?logFilter=(expression:'HOST_FIELD:%20HOST_NAME',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404))&sourceId=default"
+        to="/logs?logFilter=(expression:'HOST_FIELD:%20HOST_NAME',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404),streamLive:!f)&sourceId=default"
       />
     `);
   });
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('RedirectToNodeLogs component', () => {
 
     expect(component).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <Redirect
-        to="/logs?logFilter=(expression:'(HOST_FIELD:%20HOST_NAME)%20and%20(FILTER_FIELD:FILTER_VALUE)',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404))&sourceId=default"
+        to="/logs?logFilter=(expression:'(HOST_FIELD:%20HOST_NAME)%20and%20(FILTER_FIELD:FILTER_VALUE)',kind:kuery)&logPosition=(position:(tiebreaker:0,time:1550671089404),streamLive:!f)&sourceId=default"
       />
     `);
   });