diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/cloud/LogsResource.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/cloud/LogsResource.java
index 2ea1623f..f4c3500c 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/cloud/LogsResource.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/cloud/LogsResource.java
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ContainerRequest;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.ws.rs.*;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static bubble.ApiConstants.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.http.HttpContentTypes.APPLICATION_JSON;
@@ -37,13 +40,19 @@ public class LogsResource {
     }
 
     @POST @Path(EP_START)
-    @NonNull public Response startLogging(@NonNull @Context final ContainerRequest ctx) { return setLogFlag(true); }
+    @NonNull public Response startLogging(@NonNull @Context final ContainerRequest ctx,
+                                          @Nullable @QueryParam("ttlDays") final Byte ttlDays) {
+        return setLogFlag(true, Optional.ofNullable(ttlDays));
+    }
+
     @POST @Path(EP_STOP)
-    @NonNull public Response stopLogging(@NonNull @Context final ContainerRequest ctx) { return setLogFlag(false); }
+    @NonNull public Response stopLogging(@NonNull @Context final ContainerRequest ctx) {
+        return setLogFlag(false, Optional.empty());
+    }
 
-    @NonNull private Response setLogFlag(final boolean b) {
+    @NonNull private Response setLogFlag(final boolean b, @NonNull final Optional<Byte> ttlInDays) {
         if (!account.admin()) throw forbiddenEx(); // caller must be admin
-        selfNodeService.setLogFlag(b);
+        selfNodeService.setLogFlag(b, ttlInDays.map(days -> (int) TimeUnit.DAYS.toSeconds(days)));
         return ok();
     }
 }
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/SelfNodeService.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/SelfNodeService.java
index afa89650..1ec7adcb 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/SelfNodeService.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/SelfNodeService.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ package bubble.service.boot;
 import bubble.model.bill.BubblePlan;
 import bubble.model.cloud.BubbleNetwork;
 import bubble.model.cloud.BubbleNode;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 public interface SelfNodeService {
 
@@ -25,5 +28,5 @@ public interface SelfNodeService {
     BubblePlan getThisPlan();
 
     Boolean getLogFlag();
-    void setLogFlag(final boolean logFlag);
+    void setLogFlag(final boolean logFlag, @NonNull final Optional<Integer> ttlInSeconds);
 }
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/StandardSelfNodeService.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/StandardSelfNodeService.java
index 68c1a692..5389f04b 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/StandardSelfNodeService.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/boot/StandardSelfNodeService.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ public class StandardSelfNodeService implements SelfNodeService {
     public static final long MIN_SAGE_KEY_TTL = MINUTES.toMillis(5);
 
     private static final String REDIS_LOG_FLAG_KEY = "bubble_server_logs_enabled";
-    private static final long TTL_LOG_FLAG_NODE = DAYS.toSeconds(7);
-    private static final long TTL_LOG_FLAG_SAGE = DAYS.toSeconds(30);
+    private static final int TTL_LOG_FLAG_NODE = (int) DAYS.toSeconds(7);
+    private static final int TTL_LOG_FLAG_SAGE = (int) DAYS.toSeconds(30);
 
     @Autowired private BubbleNodeDAO nodeDAO;
     @Autowired private BubbleNodeKeyDAO nodeKeyDAO;
@@ -448,10 +449,10 @@ public class StandardSelfNodeService implements SelfNodeService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setLogFlag(final boolean logFlag) {
+    public void setLogFlag(final boolean logFlag, @NonNull final Optional<Integer> ttlInSeconds) {
         if (logFlag) {
             getNodeConfig().set_plaintext(REDIS_LOG_FLAG_KEY, "true", EX,
-                                          isSelfSage() ? TTL_LOG_FLAG_SAGE : TTL_LOG_FLAG_NODE);
+                                          ttlInSeconds.orElse(isSelfSage() ? TTL_LOG_FLAG_SAGE : TTL_LOG_FLAG_NODE));
         } else {
             // just (try to) remove the flag
             getNodeConfig().del(REDIS_LOG_FLAG_KEY);
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service_dbfilter/DbFilterSelfNodeService.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service_dbfilter/DbFilterSelfNodeService.java
index 22b5b25f..8fe6de10 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service_dbfilter/DbFilterSelfNodeService.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service_dbfilter/DbFilterSelfNodeService.java
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ import bubble.model.bill.BubblePlan;
 import bubble.model.cloud.BubbleNetwork;
 import bubble.model.cloud.BubbleNode;
 import bubble.service.boot.SelfNodeService;
+import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.notSupported;
 
 @Service
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ public class DbFilterSelfNodeService implements SelfNodeService {
     @Override public BubblePlan getThisPlan() { return notSupported("getThisPlan"); }
 
     @Override public Boolean getLogFlag() { return notSupported("getLogFlag"); }
-    @Override public void setLogFlag(boolean logFlag) { notSupported("setLogFlag"); }
+    @Override public void setLogFlag(boolean logFlag, @NonNull final Optional<Integer> ttlInSeconds) {
+        notSupported("setLogFlag");
+    }
 
 }