diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76c7787d782..c8e96c39f1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Upgraded QuickJS from 2024-01-13 to 2025-09-13 (#7849).
 - On a joiner's first attempt, the primary now requires the joiner's startup seqno to be at least as recent as the primary's latest committed snapshot on disk, preventing snapshot-less joiners from replaying the entire ledger (#7844).
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix early exit of /log/public/historical/range when there are empty pages (#7869).
+
 ## [7.0.2]
 
 [7.0.2]: https://github.com/microsoft/CCF/releases/tag/ccf-7.0.2
diff --git a/samples/apps/logging/logging.cpp b/samples/apps/logging/logging.cpp
index 70ee0bf875e..0f7ed3860f3 100644
--- a/samples/apps/logging/logging.cpp
+++ b/samples/apps/logging/logging.cpp
@@ -1914,6 +1914,9 @@ namespace loggingapp
             std::min(to_seqno, next_page_start + max_seqno_per_page);
           const auto next_seqnos = index_per_public_key->get_write_txs_in_range(
             id, next_page_start, next_range_end);
+
+          // if we know the next page has some interesting seqnos, begin
+          // fetching them
           if (next_seqnos.has_value() && !next_seqnos->empty())
           {
             const auto next_page_end = next_seqnos->back();
@@ -1924,19 +1927,14 @@ namespace loggingapp
               next_page_handle, next_page_start, next_page_end);
           }
 
-          // If we don't yet know the next seqnos, or know for sure there are
-          // some, then set a next_link
-          if (!next_seqnos.has_value() || !next_seqnos->empty())
-          {
-            // NB: This path tells the caller to continue to ask until the end
-            // of the range, even if the next response is paginated
-            response.next_link = fmt::format(
-              "/app{}?from_seqno={}&to_seqno={}&id={}",
-              get_historical_range_path,
-              next_page_start,
-              to_seqno,
-              id);
-          }
+          // NB: This path tells the caller to continue to ask until the end
+          // of the range, even if the next response is paginated
+          response.next_link = fmt::format(
+            "/app{}?from_seqno={}&to_seqno={}&id={}",
+            get_historical_range_path,
+            next_page_start,
+            to_seqno,
+            id);
         }
 
         // Construct the HTTP response