diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/project-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/project-router.ts
index 9795aaf86..8639ef1a1 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/project-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/project-router.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         projectId: req.params.workspaceId,
         ...req.query,
-        startDate: req.query.endDate || getLastMidnightDateISO(),
+        endDate: req.query.endDate,
+        startDate: req.query.startDate || getLastMidnightDateISO(),
         auditLogActor: req.query.actor,
         actor: req.permission.type
       });
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsFilter.tsx b/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsFilter.tsx
index 57fdf46d4..011e1a915 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsFilter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsFilter.tsx
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ export const LogsFilter = ({ control, reset }: Props) => {
               <FormControl label="End date" errorText={error?.message} isError={Boolean(error)}>
                 <DatePicker
                   value={field.value || undefined}
-                  onChange={(date) => {
-                    onChange(date);
+                  onChange={(pickedDate) => {
+                    pickedDate?.setHours(23, 59, 59, 999); // we choose the end of today not the start of it (going off of aws cloud watch)
+                    onChange(pickedDate);
                     setIsEndDatePickerOpen(false);
                   }}
                   popUpProps={{
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsSection.tsx b/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsSection.tsx
index fcf63bece..e47b423a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Project/AuditLogsPage/components/LogsSection.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const LogsSection = () => {
     defaultValues: {
       page: 1,
       perPage: 10,
-      startDate: new Date(new Date().setDate(new Date().getDate() - 1))
+      startDate: new Date(new Date().setDate(new Date().getDate() - 1)), // day before today
+      endDate: new Date(new Date(Date.now()).setHours(23, 59, 59, 999)) // end of today
     }
   });