diff --git a/plugins/20_events/install b/plugins/20_events/install
index 6d070eb8f..e6991005f 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/install
+++ b/plugins/20_events/install
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $DOKKU_LOGS_DIR/*.log {
 EOF
 
   if [[ "$DOKKU_DISTRO" = "debian" ]]; then
-    sed -i '/\s*su syslog dokku/d; s/\(create [0-7][0-7][0-7]\) syslog dokku/\1 root dokku/g' $DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE
+    sed -i 's/ syslog dokku$/root dokku/g' $DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE
   fi
 
   flag_rsyslog_needs_restart=y