diff --git a/notify/notify-gitea.sh b/notify/notify-gitea.sh
index 03df77d..4e201e0 100755
--- a/notify/notify-gitea.sh
+++ b/notify/notify-gitea.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ if [[ "$STATUS" == "success" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Get recent logs for context (last 20 lines)
-RECENT_LOGS=$(journalctl -u "$SERVICE_NAME" -n 20 --no-pager 2>/dev/null || echo "No logs available")
+# Try system journal first, fall back to user journal
+RECENT_LOGS=$(journalctl -u "$SERVICE_NAME" -n 100 --no-pager 2>/dev/null)
+if [[ -z "$RECENT_LOGS" || "$RECENT_LOGS" == *"-- No entries --"* ]]; then
+    RECENT_LOGS=$(journalctl --user-unit "$SERVICE_NAME" -n 100 --no-pager 2>/dev/null || echo "No logs available")
+fi
 
 # Build issue title and body
 TITLE="[${HOSTNAME}] Service failure: ${SERVICE_NAME}"