diff --git a/plugins/20_events/install b/plugins/20_events/install
index cdc5cb497..9ceb83776 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/install
+++ b/plugins/20_events/install
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $DOKKU_LOGS_DIR/*.log {
 EOF
 
   if [[ "$DOKKU_DISTRO" = "debian" ]]; then
-    sed -i 's/ syslog dokku$/root dokku/g' $DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE
+    sed -i 's/ syslog dokku$/ root dokku/g' $DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE
   fi
 
   flag_rsyslog_needs_restart=y