diff --git a/templates/logrotate.j2 b/templates/logrotate.j2
index ec51d21cb..c53e1a471 100644
--- a/templates/logrotate.j2
+++ b/templates/logrotate.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rotate 10800
 
 # Naming of rotated files should be in the format:
 dateext
-dateformat -%V_%H%M
+dateformat -%Y%m%d_%H:%M
 
 # Settings to prevent misconfigurations and unwanted behaviours
 ifempty