diff --git a/deployment/logrotate/logrotate-crond-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/logrotate/logrotate-crond-container-puppet.yaml
index b0dc815f88..c9172a6f2d 100644
--- a/deployment/logrotate/logrotate-crond-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/logrotate/logrotate-crond-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ 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}