diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index f7ababe38..a5a2be70a 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -1261,10 +1261,9 @@ function startCleanupTask(auditSource, callback) {
     tasks.add(tasks.TASK_CLEAN_BACKUPS, [ auditSource ], function (error, taskId) {
         if (error) return callback(new BackupsError(BackupsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
-        eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_START, auditSource, { taskId });
-
         tasks.startTask(taskId, {}, (error, result) => { // result is { removedBoxBackups, removedAppBackups }
             eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_FINISH, auditSource, {
+                taskId,
                 errorMessage: error ? error.message : null,
                 removedBoxBackups: result ? result.removedBoxBackups : [],
                 removedAppBackups: result ? result.removedAppBackups : []
diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index 022d8eaff..4745cfd61 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     ACTION_BACKUP_FINISH: 'backup.finish',
     ACTION_BACKUP_START: 'backup.start',
-    ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_START: 'backup.cleanup.start',
+    ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_START: 'backup.cleanup.start', // obsolete
     ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_FINISH: 'backup.cleanup.finish',
 
     ACTION_CERTIFICATE_NEW: 'certificate.new',