diff --git a/src/cron.js b/src/cron.js
index cbea5eed5..68a3be184 100644
--- a/src/cron.js
+++ b/src/cron.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function startJobs(callback) {
 
     gJobs.cleanupEventlog = new CronJob({
         cronTime: '00 */30 * * * *', // every 30 minutes
-        onTick: eventlog.cleanup.bind(null, new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 60 * 24 * 10 * 1000)), // 10 days ago
+        onTick: eventlog.cleanup.bind(null, { creationTime: new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 60 * 24 * 10 * 1000) }), // 10 days ago
         start: true
     });