diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index cd42bb03aa2..789f929d5b0 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -1052,6 +1052,10 @@ EOF
       echo 0 > /var/cache/cloud/dnsmasq_managed_lease
   fi
   load_modules
+
+  #setup hourly logrotate
+  mv -n /etc/cron.daily/logrotate /etc/cron.hourly 2>&1
+
 }