diff --git a/app/cron.ini b/app/cron.ini
index 0ae17336..19f16fe6 100644
--- a/app/cron.ini
+++ b/app/cron.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ instant = * * * * *
 ; run on EVE downtime 11:00 GMT/UTC
 downtime = 0 11 * * *
 
-; half hour (each 30min)
+; 6 times per hour (each 10min)
+sixthHour = */10 * * * *
+
+; 2 times per hour (each 30min)
 halfHour = */30 * * * *
 
 [CRON.jobs]
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ importSystemData                    =   Cron\CcpSystemsUpdate->importSystemData,
 deactivateMapData                   =   Cron\MapUpdate->deactivateMapData, @hourly
 
 ; delete character log data
-deleteLogData                       =   Cron\CharacterUpdate->deleteLogData, @hourly
+deleteLogData                       =   Cron\CharacterUpdate->deleteLogData, @sixthHour
 
 ; delete disabled maps
 deleteMapData                       =   Cron\MapUpdate->deleteMapData, @downtime
diff --git a/app/main/cron/characterupdate.php b/app/main/cron/characterupdate.php
index a40b7068..b34c33a7 100644
--- a/app/main/cron/characterupdate.php
+++ b/app/main/cron/characterupdate.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 namespace cron;
-use Controller;
 use DB;
 use Model;
 
@@ -20,22 +19,26 @@ class CharacterUpdate {
      * @param \Base $f3
      */
     function deleteLogData($f3){
-        DB\Database::instance()->getDB('PF');
+        $logExpire = (int)$f3->get('PATHFINDER.CACHE.CHARACTER_LOG');
 
-        /**
-         * @var $characterLogModel Model\CharacterLogModel
-         */
-        $characterLogModel = Model\BasicModel::getNew('CharacterLogModel', 0);
+        if($logExpire > 0){
+            DB\Database::instance()->getDB('PF');
 
-        // find expired character logs
-        $characterLogs = $characterLogModel->find([
-            'TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, updated, NOW() ) > :lifetime',
-            ':lifetime' => (int)$f3->get('PATHFINDER.CACHE.CHARACTER_LOG')
-        ]);
+            /**
+             * @var $characterLogModel Model\CharacterLogModel
+             */
+            $characterLogModel = Model\BasicModel::getNew('CharacterLogModel', 0);
 
-        if(is_object($characterLogs)){
-            foreach($characterLogs as $characterLog){
-                $characterLog->erase();
+            // find expired character logs
+            $characterLogs = $characterLogModel->find([
+                'TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, updated, NOW() ) > :lifetime',
+                ':lifetime' => $logExpire
+            ]);
+
+            if(is_object($characterLogs)){
+                foreach($characterLogs as $characterLog){
+                    $characterLog->erase();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/main/model/charactermodel.php b/app/main/model/charactermodel.php
index cdf260cc..7629f52f 100644
--- a/app/main/model/charactermodel.php
+++ b/app/main/model/charactermodel.php
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ class CharacterModel extends BasicModel {
      * @return bool|CharacterLogModel
      */
     public function getLog(){
-
         $characterLog = false;
         if(
             is_object($this->characterLog) &&
diff --git a/app/pathfinder.ini b/app/pathfinder.ini
index c66d1f78..f133a068 100644
--- a/app/pathfinder.ini
+++ b/app/pathfinder.ini
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ EXECUTION_LIMIT             =   50
 
 ; CACHE ===========================================================================================
 [PATHFINDER.CACHE]
-; expire time for character log data (seconds). (default: 300s)
+; expire time for character log data (seconds) (default: 5min)
 CHARACTER_LOG               =   300
 ; expire time for static system data (seconds) (default: 30d)
 CONSTELLATION_SYSTEMS       =   2592000
 ; max expire time. Expired cache files will be deleted by cronjob (seconds) (default: 60d)
 EXPIRE_MAX                  =   5184000
-; expire time for signatures (inactive systems) (seconds). (default 3d)
+; expire time for signatures (inactive systems) (seconds) (default 3d)
 EXPIRE_SIGNATURES           =   259200
 
 ; LOGGING =========================================================================================