diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/LoggingSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/LoggingSettings.cs
index 414ff06b57..7d79bb83ae 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/LoggingSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/LoggingSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Models
+using System;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Models
 {
     public class LoggingSettings
     {
-        public int MaxLogAge { get; set; } = -1;
+        public TimeSpan MaxLogAge { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromHours(24);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubber.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubber.cs
index c7b1e1eece..d01609e9a3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubber.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubber.cs
@@ -61,28 +61,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Infrastructure.HostedServices
             using (var scope = _scopeProvider.CreateScope())
             using (_profilingLogger.DebugDuration<LogScrubber>("Log scrubbing executing", "Log scrubbing complete"))
             {
-                _auditService.CleanLogs(GetLogScrubbingMaximumAgeInMinutes(_settings));
+                _auditService.CleanLogs((int)_settings.MaxLogAge.TotalMinutes);
                 scope.Complete();
             }
         }
-
-        private int GetLogScrubbingMaximumAgeInMinutes(LoggingSettings settings)
-        {
-            var maximumAge = 24 * 60; // 24 hours, in minutes
-            try
-            {
-                if (settings.MaxLogAge > -1)
-                {
-                    maximumAge = settings.MaxLogAge;
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.LogError(ex, "Unable to locate a log scrubbing maximum age. Defaulting to 24 hours.");
-            }
-
-            return maximumAge;
-
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubberTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubberTests.cs
index 06baa41432..2903a656df 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubberTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/LogScrubberTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Infrastructure.HostedServices
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Executes_And_Srubs_Logs()
+        public void Executes_And_Scrubs_Logs()
         {
             var sut = CreateLogScrubber();
             sut.ExecuteAsync(null);
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Infrastructure.HostedServices
         {
             var settings = new LoggingSettings
             {
-                MaxLogAge = _maxLogAgeInMinutes,
+                MaxLogAge = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(_maxLogAgeInMinutes),
             };
 
             var mockServerRegistrar = new Mock<IServerRegistrar>();