diff --git a/roles/base/files/newsyslog.conf b/roles/base/files/newsyslog.conf
index a488913..4e84cb3 100644
--- a/roles/base/files/newsyslog.conf
+++ b/roles/base/files/newsyslog.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /var/log/maillog                        640  52    *    $W1   Z
 /var/log/messages                       644  365   *    $D0   Z
 /var/log/secure                         600  52    *    $W1   Z
-/var/log/wtmp                           644  7     *    $D0   B
+/var/log/wtmp                           644  52    *    $W1   B
 /var/log/xferlog                        640  7     *    $D0   Z
 /var/log/pflog                          600  30    *    $D0   ZB "pkill -HUP -u root -U root -t - -x pflogd"
 /var/www/logs/access.log                644  52    *    $W1   Z  "pkill -USR1 -u root -U root -x httpd"