diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/log/Log4JLogConfigInitializer.java b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/log/Log4JLogConfigInitializer.java
index 6870084ae5f7..4d6f257c4155 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/log/Log4JLogConfigInitializer.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/log/Log4JLogConfigInitializer.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private void addConfigurableAuditLog(String filename, List<String> packages) {
         RollingFileAppender.newBuilder()
             .withFileName(file)
             .setName("appender_" + file)
-            .withFilePattern(file + ".%i")
+            .withFilePattern(file + ".%i.gz")
             .setLayout(PATTERN_LAYOUT)
             .withPolicy(
                 CronTriggeringPolicy.createPolicy(getLogConfiguration(), "true", "0 0 0 * * ?"))