diff --git a/openpype/tools/tray_app/app.py b/openpype/tools/tray_app/app.py
index 03f8321464..476f061e26 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/tray_app/app.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/tray_app/app.py
@@ -142,18 +142,23 @@ class ConsoleTrayApp:
         self.tray_reconnect = False
         ConsoleTrayApp.webserver_client.close()
 
-    def _send_text(self, new_text):
+    def _send_text_queue(self):
+        """Sends lines and purges queue"""
+        lines = tuple(self.new_text)
+        self.new_text.clear()
+
+        if lines:
+            self._send_lines(lines)
+
+    def _send_lines(self, lines):
         """ Send console content. """
         if not ConsoleTrayApp.webserver_client:
             return
 
-        if isinstance(new_text, str):
-            new_text = collections.deque(new_text.split("\n"))
-
         payload = {
             "host": self.host_id,
             "action": host_console_listener.MsgAction.ADD,
-            "text": "\n".join(new_text)
+            "text": "\n".join(lines)
         }
 
         self._send(payload)
@@ -174,14 +179,7 @@ class ConsoleTrayApp:
         if self.tray_reconnect:
             self._connect()  # reconnect
 
-        if ConsoleTrayApp.webserver_client and self.new_text:
-            self._send_text(self.new_text)
-            self.new_text = collections.deque()
-
-        if self.new_text:  # no webserver_client, text keeps stashing
-            start = max(len(self.new_text) - self.MAX_LINES, 0)
-            self.new_text = itertools.islice(self.new_text,
-                                             start, self.MAX_LINES)
+        self._send_text_queue()
 
         if not self.initialized:
             if self.initializing:
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ class ConsoleTrayApp:
                 elif not host_connected:
                     text = "{} process is not alive. Exiting".format(self.host)
                     print(text)
-                    self._send_text([text])
+                    self._send_lines([text])
                     ConsoleTrayApp.websocket_server.stop()
                     sys.exit(1)
                 elif host_connected: