diff --git a/freezer/job.py b/freezer/job.py
index 3622d892..fc40f754 100644
--- a/freezer/job.py
+++ b/freezer/job.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class AdminJob(Job):
                                             self.conf.hostname_backup_name)
             return {}
         elif self.conf.remove_older_than:
-            self.storage.remove_older_than(self.conf.remove_before_date,
+            self.storage.remove_older_than(self.conf.remove_older_than,
                                            self.conf.hostname_backup_name)
             return {}
 
diff --git a/freezer/storage/base.py b/freezer/storage/base.py
index 7481c3bb..92edd8e9 100644
--- a/freezer/storage/base.py
+++ b/freezer/storage/base.py
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ class Storage(object):
         :type remove_older_timestamp: int
         :type hostname_backup_name: str
         """
+        LOG.info('Removing backups older than {0} for {1}'.format(
+            remove_older_timestamp,
+            hostname_backup_name
+        ))
         backups = self.find_all(hostname_backup_name)
         backups = [b for b in backups
                    if b.latest_update.timestamp <= remove_older_timestamp]