diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/UserRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
index e3a59d9f3f..9c9f89614c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ ORDER BY colName";
 
             var fromDate = DateTime.UtcNow - timespan;
 
-            var count = Database.ExecuteScalar<int>("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM umbracoUserLogin WHERE lastValidatedUtc=<@fromDate", new { fromDate = fromDate });
-            Database.Execute("DELETE FROM umbracoUserLogin WHERE lastValidatedUtc=<@fromDate", new { fromDate = fromDate });
+            var count = Database.ExecuteScalar<int>("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM umbracoUserLogin WHERE lastValidatedUtc<=@fromDate", new { fromDate = fromDate });
+            Database.Execute("DELETE FROM umbracoUserLogin WHERE lastValidatedUtc<=@fromDate", new { fromDate = fromDate });
             return count;
         }