diff --git a/manifests/backup.pp b/manifests/backup.pp
index 702b6ee..1340b17 100644
--- a/manifests/backup.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup.pp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class etherpad_lite::backup (
   include logrotate
   logrotate::file { 'eplitedb':
     log     => $dest,
-    options => ['nocompress', 'missingok', "rotate ${num_backups}", $rotation],
+    options => ['nocompress', "rotate ${num_backups}", $rotation],
     require => Cron['eplitedbbackup']
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index 1da83b2..d8ad63e 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ class etherpad_lite::site (
   include logrotate
   logrotate::file { 'epliteerror':
     log     => "${etherpad_lite::base_log_dir}/${etherpad_lite::ep_user}/error.log",
-    options => ['compress', 'delaycompress', 'missingok', 'rotate 7', 'daily', 'notifempty'],
+    options => ['compress', 'copytruncate', 'missingok', 'rotate 7', 'daily', 'notifempty'],
     require => Service['etherpad-lite']
   }
 
   logrotate::file { 'epliteaccess':
     log     => "${etherpad_lite::base_log_dir}/${etherpad_lite::ep_user}/access.log",
-    options => ['compress', 'delaycompress', 'missingok', 'rotate 7', 'daily', 'notifempty'],
+    options => ['compress', 'copytruncate', 'missingok', 'rotate 7', 'daily', 'notifempty'],
     require => Service['etherpad-lite']
   }