diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py
index 4e2bd65..9f332e9 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py
@@ -2145,17 +2145,15 @@ class LamNI(TomoQueueMixin, LamNIAlignmentMixin, LamNIOpticsMixin, LamniGuiTools
     def write_pdf_report(self):
         """Create and write the PDF report with current LamNI settings."""
         dev = builtins.__dict__.get("dev")
-        header = (
-            " \n" * 3
-            + "  :::            :::       :::   :::   ::::    ::: ::::::::::: \n"
-            + "  :+:          :+: :+:    :+:+: :+:+:  :+:+:   :+:     :+:     \n"
-            + "  +:+         +:+   +:+  +:+ +:+:+ +:+ :+:+:+  +:+     +:+     \n"
-            + "  +#+        +#++:++#++: +#+  +:+  +#+ +#+ +:+ +#+     +#+     \n"
-            + "  +#+        +#+     +#+ +#+       +#+ +#+  +#+#+#     +#+     \n"
-            + "  #+#        #+#     #+# #+#       #+# #+#   #+#+#     #+#     \n"
-            + "  ########## ###     ### ###       ### ###    #### ########### \n"
-        )
-        padding = 20
+        # LamNI.png (not the previously-referenced, nonexistent
+        # "LamNI_logo.png" -- that typo silently broke the scilog logo
+        # attachment below, since the resulting FileNotFoundError was caught
+        # by the generic try/except and never surfaced).
+        logo_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "LamNI.png")
+        # Widest label below ("Number of individual sub-tomograms:") is 36
+        # chars; left-justify both label and value (no right-justify) so
+        # short values don't leave a big ragged gap after the label.
+        padding = 38
         piezo_range = f"{self.lamni_piezo_range_x:.2f}/{self.lamni_piezo_range_y:.2f}"
         stitching = f"{self.lamni_stitch_x:.2f}/{self.lamni_stitch_y:.2f}"
         dataset_id = str(self.client.queue.next_dataset_number)
@@ -2169,32 +2167,39 @@ class LamNI(TomoQueueMixin, LamNIAlignmentMixin, LamNIOpticsMixin, LamniGuiTools
         except Exception:
             energy_str = "N/A"
         content = [
-            f"{'Sample Name:':<{padding}}{self.sample_name:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Measurement ID:':<{padding}}{str(self.tomo_id):>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Dataset ID:':<{padding}}{dataset_id:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Sample Info:':<{padding}}{'Sample Info':>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'e-account:':<{padding}}{str(self.client.username):>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Number of projections:':<{padding}}{report_total_projections:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'First scan number:':<{padding}}{self.client.queue.next_scan_number:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Last scan number approx.:':<{padding}}{self.client.queue.next_scan_number + report_total_projections + 10:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Current photon energy:':<{padding}}{energy_str:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Exposure time:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_countingtime:>{padding}.2f}\n",
-            f"{'Fermat spiral step size:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_shellstep:>{padding}.2f}\n",
-            f"{'Piezo range (FOV sample plane):':<{padding}}{piezo_range:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Restriction to circular FOV:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_circfov:>{padding}.2f}\n",
-            f"{'Stitching:':<{padding}}{stitching:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Number of individual sub-tomograms:':<{padding}}{8:>{padding}}\n",
-            f"{'Angular step within sub-tomogram:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_angle_stepsize:>{padding}.2f}\n",
-            f"{'Tomo type:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_type:>{padding}}\n",
+            f"{'Sample Name:':<{padding}}{self.sample_name}\n",
+            f"{'Measurement ID:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_id}\n",
+            f"{'Dataset ID:':<{padding}}{dataset_id}\n",
+            f"{'Sample Info:':<{padding}}Sample Info\n",
+            f"{'e-account:':<{padding}}{self.client.username}\n",
+            f"{'Number of projections:':<{padding}}{report_total_projections}\n",
+            f"{'First scan number:':<{padding}}{self.client.queue.next_scan_number}\n",
+            f"{'Last scan number approx.:':<{padding}}"
+            f"{self.client.queue.next_scan_number + report_total_projections + 10}\n",
+            f"{'Current photon energy:':<{padding}}{energy_str}\n",
+            f"{'Exposure time:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_countingtime:.2f}\n",
+            f"{'Fermat spiral step size:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_shellstep:.2f}\n",
+            f"{'Piezo range (FOV sample plane):':<{padding}}{piezo_range}\n",
+            f"{'Restriction to circular FOV:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_circfov:.2f}\n",
+            f"{'Stitching:':<{padding}}{stitching}\n",
+            f"{'Number of individual sub-tomograms:':<{padding}}8\n",
+            f"{'Angular step within sub-tomogram:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_angle_stepsize:.2f}\n",
+            f"{'Tomo type:':<{padding}}{self.tomo_type}\n",
         ]
         hook_description = self._describe_active_hook()
         if hook_description:
-            content.append(f"{'At-each-angle hook:':<{padding}}{hook_description:>{padding}}\n")
+            content.append(f"{'At-each-angle hook:':<{padding}}{hook_description}\n")
         content = "".join(content)
         hook_source = self._active_hook_source()
         user_target = os.path.expanduser(f"~/data/raw/documentation/tomo_scan_ID_{self.tomo_id}.pdf")
         with PDFWriter(user_target) as file:
-            file.write(header)
+            # PDFWriter (bec_lib) has no public image API -- reach into its
+            # underlying fpdf object directly. logo_w chosen to keep the
+            # header modest relative to the A4 page width (210mm).
+            if os.path.exists(logo_path):
+                logo_w = 50
+                file._pdf.image(logo_path, x=(210 - logo_w) / 2, w=logo_w)
+                file._pdf.ln(5)
             file.write(content)
             if hook_source:
                 file.write(
@@ -2213,7 +2218,6 @@ class LamNI(TomoQueueMixin, LamNIAlignmentMixin, LamNIOpticsMixin, LamniGuiTools
                     f"\n\nAt-each-angle hook source ('{self.at_each_angle_hook}'):\n{hook_source}"
                 )
             msg = bec.logbook.LogbookMessage()
-            logo_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "LamNI_logo.png")
             msg.add_file(logo_path).add_text(scilog_text.replace("\n", "</p><p>")).add_tag(
                 ["BEC", "tomo_parameters", f"dataset_id_{dataset_id}", "LamNI", self.sample_name]
             )