diff --git a/cmd/flux/logs.go b/cmd/flux/logs.go
index 84d68acb23..0931b1c919 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/logs.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/logs.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ type logsFlags struct {
 	fluxNamespace string
 	allNamespaces bool
 	sinceTime     string
-	sinceSeconds  time.Duration
+	sinceDuration time.Duration
 }
 
 var logsArgs = logsFlags{
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func init() {
 	logsCmd.Flags().Int64VarP(&logsArgs.tail, "tail", "", logsArgs.tail, "lines of recent log file to display")
 	logsCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&logsArgs.fluxNamespace, "flux-namespace", "", rootArgs.defaults.Namespace, "the namespace where the Flux components are running")
 	logsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&logsArgs.allNamespaces, "all-namespaces", "A", false, "displays logs for objects across all namespaces")
-	logsCmd.Flags().DurationVar(&logsArgs.sinceSeconds, "since", logsArgs.sinceSeconds, "Only return logs newer than a relative duration like 5s, 2m, or 3h. Defaults to all logs. Only one of since-time / since may be used.")
+	logsCmd.Flags().DurationVar(&logsArgs.sinceDuration, "since", logsArgs.sinceDuration, "Only return logs newer than a relative duration like 5s, 2m, or 3h. Defaults to all logs. Only one of since-time / since may be used.")
 	logsCmd.Flags().StringVar(&logsArgs.sinceTime, "since-time", logsArgs.sinceTime, "Only return logs after a specific date (RFC3339). Defaults to all logs. Only one of since-time / since may be used.")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(logsCmd)
 }
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ func logsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		logOpts.TailLines = &logsArgs.tail
 	}
 
-	if len(logsArgs.sinceTime) > 0 && logsArgs.sinceSeconds != 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("at most one of `sinceTime` or `sinceSeconds` may be specified")
+	if len(logsArgs.sinceTime) > 0 && logsArgs.sinceDuration != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("at most one of `sinceTime` or `sinceDuration` may be specified")
 	}
 
 	if len(logsArgs.sinceTime) > 0 {
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ func logsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		logOpts.SinceTime = &t
 	}
 
-	if logsArgs.sinceSeconds != 0 {
+	if logsArgs.sinceDuration != 0 {
 		// round up to the nearest second
-		sec := int64(logsArgs.sinceSeconds.Round(time.Second).Seconds())
+		sec := int64(logsArgs.sinceDuration.Round(time.Second).Seconds())
 		logOpts.SinceSeconds = &sec
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/flux/logs_e2e_test.go b/cmd/flux/logs_e2e_test.go
index 65a2d76e60..46c1c11e71 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/logs_e2e_test.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/logs_e2e_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestLogsSinceTimeInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLogsSinceOnlyOneAllowed(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := cmdTestCase{
 		args:   "logs --since=2m --since-time=2021-08-06T14:26:25.546Z",
-		assert: assertError("at most one of `sinceTime` or `sinceSeconds` may be specified"),
+		assert: assertError("at most one of `sinceTime` or `sinceDuration` may be specified"),
 	}
 	cmd.runTestCmd(t)
 }