diff --git a/roles/postgresql_server/files/backup-database b/roles/postgresql_server/files/backup-database
index c8b0135be7..ba5e5fd30c 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql_server/files/backup-database
+++ b/roles/postgresql_server/files/backup-database
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ DB=$1
 /usr/bin/pg_dump --exclude-table-data=sessions -C $DB | /usr/bin/pxz > /backups/$DB-$(date +%F).dump.xz
 
 # Also, delete the backup from a few days ago.
-rm -f /backups/$DB-$(date --date="2 days ago" +%F).dump.xz
+rm -f /backups/$DB-$(date --date="1 days ago" +%F).dump.xz