diff --git a/patches/xenserver/etc/logrotate.conf b/patches/xenserver/etc/logrotate.conf
index 6ec86796800..f5a660964d3 100644
--- a/patches/xenserver/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/patches/xenserver/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # rotate log files daily
 daily
 
-# keep 2 days worth
-rotate 2
+# keep 5 days worth
+rotate 5
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create