diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
index 7d6102b82557..072c5ae71ec2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ let
       };
 
       frequency = mkOption {
-        type = types.enum [ "daily" "weekly" "monthly" "yearly" ];
+        type = types.enum [ "hourly" "daily" "weekly" "monthly" "yearly" ];
         default = "daily";
         description = ''
           How often to rotate the logs.
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.logrotate = {
       description = "Logrotate Service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      startAt = "*-*-* *:05:00";
+      startAt = "hourly";
       script = ''
         exec ${pkgs.logrotate}/sbin/logrotate ${configFile}
       '';