diff --git a/backrest.go b/backrest.go
index 2bed367..bc2d465 100644
--- a/backrest.go
+++ b/backrest.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer oplog.Close()
 
 	// Create rotating log storage
-	logStore := rotatinglog.NewRotatingLog(path.Join(config.DataDir(), "rotatinglogs"), 30) // 30 days of logs
+	logStore := rotatinglog.NewRotatingLog(path.Join(config.DataDir(), "rotatinglogs"), 14) // 14 days of logs
 	if err != nil {
 		zap.S().Fatalf("error creating rotating log storage: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/oplog/oplog.go b/internal/oplog/oplog.go
index f68ffa1..c224c15 100644
--- a/internal/oplog/oplog.go
+++ b/internal/oplog/oplog.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (o *OpLog) Scan(onIncomplete func(op *v1.Operation)) error {
 		if lastValidated := sysBucket.Get([]byte("last_validated")); lastValidated != nil {
 			c.Seek(lastValidated)
 		}
-		for k, v := c.Next(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
+		for k, v := c.Prev(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
 			op := &v1.Operation{}
 			if err := proto.Unmarshal(v, op); err != nil {
 				zap.L().Error("error unmarshalling operation, there may be corruption in the oplog", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/tasks/taskforget.go b/internal/orchestrator/tasks/taskforget.go
index ba452da..20787fa 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/tasks/taskforget.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/tasks/taskforget.go
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ func useLegacyCompatMode(oplog *oplog.OpLog, planID string) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	delete(instanceIDs, "")
 	if len(instanceIDs) > 1 {
-		zap.L().Warn("found mixed instance IDs in indexed snapshots, forcing forget to use new behavior (e.g. --tags including instance ID) despite the presence of legacy (e.g. untagged) snapshots.")
+		zap.L().Warn("found mixed instance IDs in indexed snapshots, overriding legacy forget behavior to include instance ID tags. This may result in unexpected behavior -- please inspect the tags on your snapshots.")
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	zap.L().Warn("found legacy snapshots without instance ID, forget will use legacy behavior e.g. --tags not including instance ID")
+	zap.L().Warn("found legacy snapshots without instance ID, recommending legacy forget behavior.")
 	return true, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/protoutil/validation.go b/internal/protoutil/validation.go
index bd31bf6..77ab4b3 100644
--- a/internal/protoutil/validation.go
+++ b/internal/protoutil/validation.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func ValidateOperation(op *v1.Operation) error {
 		return errors.New("operation.plan_id is required")
 	}
 	if op.InstanceId == "" {
-		zap.L().Warn("operation.instance_id should typically be set", zap.Any("operation", op))
+		zap.L().Warn("operation.instance_id should typically be set")
 	}
 	if op.SnapshotId != "" {
 		if err := restic.ValidateSnapshotId(op.SnapshotId); err != nil {