diff --git a/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClusterSchedulerBackend.scala b/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClusterSchedulerBackend.scala
index 1ace1a97d5156..33f580aaebdc0 100644
--- a/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClusterSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClusterSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ private[spark] class YarnClusterSchedulerBackend(
           val httpScheme = if (yarnHttpPolicy == "HTTPS_ONLY") "https://" else "http://"
           val baseUrl = s"$httpScheme$httpAddress/node/containerlogs/$containerId/$user"
           logDebug(s"Base URL for logs: $baseUrl")
-          driverLogs = Some(
-            Map("stderr" -> s"$baseUrl/stderr?start=0", "stdout" -> s"$baseUrl/stdout?start=0"))
+          driverLogs = Some(Map(
+            "stderr" -> s"$baseUrl/stderr?start=-4096",
+            "stdout" -> s"$baseUrl/stdout?start=-4096"))
         }
       }
     } catch {
diff --git a/yarn/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/YarnClusterSuite.scala b/yarn/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/YarnClusterSuite.scala
index a0f25ba450068..335e966519c7c 100644
--- a/yarn/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/YarnClusterSuite.scala
+++ b/yarn/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/YarnClusterSuite.scala
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ private object YarnClusterDriver extends Logging with Matchers {
       new URL(urlStr)
       val containerId = YarnSparkHadoopUtil.get.getContainerId
       val user = Utils.getCurrentUserName()
-      assert(urlStr.endsWith(s"/node/containerlogs/$containerId/$user/stderr?start=0"))
+      assert(urlStr.endsWith(s"/node/containerlogs/$containerId/$user/stderr?start=-4096"))
     }
   }