diff --git a/src/umbraco.businesslogic/Log.cs b/src/umbraco.businesslogic/Log.cs
index 2225429a5b..26dea86a32 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.businesslogic/Log.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.businesslogic/Log.cs
@@ -244,9 +244,11 @@ namespace umbraco.BusinessLogic
                 try
                 {
                     DateTime oldestPermittedLogEntry = DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, maximumAgeOfLogsInMinutes, 0));
+                    var formattedDate = oldestPermittedLogEntry.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
+
                     SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery("delete from umbracoLog where datestamp < @oldestPermittedLogEntry and logHeader in ('open','system')",
-                        SqlHelper.CreateParameter("@oldestPermittedLogEntry", oldestPermittedLogEntry));
-                    Add(LogTypes.System, -1, "Log scrubbed.  Removed all items older than " + oldestPermittedLogEntry);
+                        SqlHelper.CreateParameter("@oldestPermittedLogEntry", formattedDate));
+                    Add(LogTypes.System, -1, "Log scrubbed.  Removed all items older than " + formattedDate);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {