diff --git a/templates/pgbackrest.logrotate.j2 b/templates/pgbackrest.logrotate.j2
index f65878648b..9af8bffabf 100644
--- a/templates/pgbackrest.logrotate.j2
+++ b/templates/pgbackrest.logrotate.j2
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     daily
     create 0600 snap_daemon snap_daemon
     dateext
-    dateformat -%Y%m%d_%H:%M.log
+    dateformat -%Y%m%d_%H%M
 }