diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8eab7b3..ad17283 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         "lint-staged": "^15.5.2",
         "next": "^15.5.6",
         "payload": "^3.65.0",
+        "payload-auditor": "^1.10.0",
         "react": "19.1.0",
         "react-dom": "19.1.0",
         "release-it": "^19.0.6",
@@ -14853,6 +14854,19 @@
         "graphql": "^16.8.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/payload-auditor": {
+      "version": "1.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/payload-auditor/-/payload-auditor-1.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LdW8HUZB/l7m2i6lerkUVOt71hTKX31UH/kRsktp9LUJyi/cCmOg+Jx+Jxa3pRS4HDPuTJcZB4HscmhuRn6CAQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^18.20.2 || >=20.19.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "payload": "^3.29.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/payload/node_modules/get-tsconfig": {
       "version": "4.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-tsconfig/-/get-tsconfig-4.8.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7240c34..8449d5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     "lint-staged": "^15.5.2",
     "next": "^15.5.6",
     "payload": "^3.65.0",
+    "payload-auditor": "^1.10.0",
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "19.1.0",
     "release-it": "^19.0.6",
diff --git a/src/core/automation/tasks/cleanup.ts b/src/core/automation/tasks/cleanup.ts
index 7d29ad0..927c438 100644
--- a/src/core/automation/tasks/cleanup.ts
+++ b/src/core/automation/tasks/cleanup.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { TaskConfig } from 'payload';
 
+import auditor from './../../../collections/auditor.js';
 import type { PluginOptions } from './../../../types/pluginOptions.js';
 
 const DEFAULT_OLDER_THAN = 604800000; // 1 week
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ export const cleanupLogsTask = (pluginOptions: PluginOptions): TaskConfig<'clean
   const cronTime = pluginOptions.automation?.logCleanup?.cronTime ?? DEFAULT_CRON;
   const queueName = pluginOptions.automation?.logCleanup?.queueName ?? DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME;
   const olderThan = pluginOptions.automation?.logCleanup?.olderThan ?? DEFAULT_OLDER_THAN;
+  const collectionSlug
+    = pluginOptions.collection?.slug ?? pluginOptions.collection?.configureRootCollection?.(auditor).slug ?? 'Audit-log';
   return {
     slug: 'cleanup-payload-auditor-log',
     label: 'payload auditor - cleanup logs',
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ export const cleanupLogsTask = (pluginOptions: PluginOptions): TaskConfig<'clean
       const millisecondsAgo = new Date(Date.now() - olderThan);
       try {
         await req.payload.delete({
-          collection: 'Audit-log',
+          collection: collectionSlug,
           where: { createdAt: { less_than: millisecondsAgo.toISOString() } },
         });
       }