diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
index fc6d25fe2..204ac2382 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def main():
 
     browser = Browser(smgr, datasets_sub, args.browse_root,
                       args.server, args.port)
-    widget_log_handler.callback = browser.log.append_message
+    widget_log_handler.callback = browser.log.model.append
 
     if os.name == "nt":
         # HACK: show the main window before creating applets.
diff --git a/artiq/gui/log.py b/artiq/gui/log.py
index 6a8ddecad..3fd05d80d 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/log.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/log.py
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ class LogDock(QDockWidgetCloseDetect):
         grid.addWidget(QtWidgets.QLabel("Minimum level: "), 0, 0)
         self.filter_level = QtWidgets.QComboBox()
         self.filter_level.addItems(["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"])
-        self.filter_level.setToolTip("Receive entries at or above this level")
+        self.filter_level.setToolTip("Filter entries at or above this level")
         grid.addWidget(self.filter_level, 0, 1)
         self.filter_freetext = QtWidgets.QLineEdit()
         self.filter_freetext.setPlaceholderText("freetext filter...")
-        self.filter_freetext.setToolTip("Receive entries containing this text")
+        self.filter_freetext.setToolTip("Filter entries containing this text")
         grid.addWidget(self.filter_freetext, 0, 2)
 
         scrollbottom = QtWidgets.QToolButton()