diff --git a/docker/services/logrotate-crond.yaml b/docker/services/logrotate-crond.yaml
index fd338097c7..c404080ec0 100644
--- a/docker/services/logrotate-crond.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/logrotate-crond.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ outputs:
                 -X "/var/log/containers/*/*log" \
                 -X "/var/log/containers/*/*/*log" \
                 -X "/var/log/containers/*/*err" \
-                {{ LogrotatePurgeAfterDays|int +1 }} \
+                {{ LogrotatePurgeAfterDays|int +1 }}d \
                 /var/log/containers/ 2>&1 | logger -t container-tmpwatch
           vars:
              LogrotatePurgeAfterDays: {get_param: LogrotatePurgeAfterDays}