diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/Scheduler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/Scheduler.cs
index cf2b366e40..ee02947e20 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/Scheduler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/Scheduler.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Scheduling
 
         private int GetLogScrubbingInterval(IUmbracoSettingsSection settings)
         {
-            int interval = 24 * 60 * 60; //24 hours
+            var interval = 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 4 hours, in milliseconds
             try
             {
                 if (settings.Logging.CleaningMiliseconds > -1)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Scheduling
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                LogHelper.Error<Scheduler>("Unable to locate a log scrubbing interval.  Defaulting to 24 horus", e);
+                LogHelper.Error<Scheduler>("Unable to locate a log scrubbing interval. Defaulting to 4 hours.", e);
             }
             return interval;
         }