diff --git a/backend/src/app/storage.clj b/backend/src/app/storage.clj
index 413b33882e..eeee57f465 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/storage.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/storage.clj
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
               (recur (+ n ^long total)))
             (do
               (l/info :task "gc-deleted"
-                      :action "permanently delete items"
+                      :hint "permanently delete items"
                       :count n)
               {:deleted n})))))))
 
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@
                      (+ cntd (count to-delete))))
             (do
               (l/info :task "gc-touched"
-                      :action "mark freeze"
+                      :hint "mark freeze"
                       :count cntf)
               (l/info :task "gc-touched"
-                      :action "mark for deletion"
+                      :hint "mark for deletion"
                       :count cntd)
               {:freeze cntf :delete cntd})))))))
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
                      (+ d (count to-delete))))
             (do
               (l/info :task "recheck"
-                      :action "recheck items"
+                      :hint "recheck items"
                       :processed n
                       :deleted d)
               {:processed n :deleted d})))))))
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_media_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_media_gc.clj
index 39d194f685..17d40c9041 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_media_gc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_media_gc.clj
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         unused (->> (db/query conn :file-media-object {:file-id id})
                     (remove #(contains? used (:id %))))]
 
-    (l/debug :action "processing file"
+    (l/debug :hint "processing file"
              :id id
              :age age
              :to-delete (count unused))
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                 {:id id})
 
     (doseq [mobj unused]
-      (l/debug :action "deleting media object"
+      (l/debug :hint "deleting media object"
                :id (:id mobj)
                :media-id (:media-id mobj)
                :thumbnail-id (:thumbnail-id mobj))
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_offload.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_offload.clj
index a43afb8a94..e429d3872c 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_offload.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_offload.clj
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 (defn- offload-candidate
   [{:keys [storage conn backend] :as cfg} {:keys [id data] :as file}]
-  (l/debug :action "offload file data" :id id)
+  (l/debug :hint "offload file data" :id id)
   (let [backend (simpl/resolve-backend storage backend)]
     (->> (simpl/content data)
          (simpl/put-object backend file))
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_xlog_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_xlog_gc.clj
index b8dce2fa51..7b4e21ad5f 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_xlog_gc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_xlog_gc.clj
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
       (let [interval (db/interval max-age)
             result   (db/exec-one! conn [sql:delete-files-xlog interval])
             result   (:next.jdbc/update-count result)]
-        (l/debug :removed result :hint "remove old file changes")
+        (l/info :hint "remove old file changes"
+                :removed result)
         result))))
 
 (def ^:private
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj
index 9d2e44146f..dc66a9aff9 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         result  (db/exec! conn [sql max-age])]
 
     (doseq [{:keys [id] :as item} result]
-      (l/trace :action "delete object" :table table :id id))
+      (l/trace :hint "delete object" :table table :id id))
 
     (count result)))
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         backend (simpl/resolve-backend storage (cf/get :fdata-storage-backend))]
 
     (doseq [{:keys [id] :as item} result]
-      (l/trace :action "delete object" :table table :id id)
+      (l/trace :hint "delete object" :table table :id id)
       (when backend
         (simpl/del-object backend item)))
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         fonts   (db/exec! conn [sql max-age])
         storage (assoc storage :conn conn)]
     (doseq [{:keys [id] :as font} fonts]
-      (l/trace :action "delete object" :table table :id id)
+      (l/trace :hint "delete object" :table table :id id)
       (some->> (:woff1-file-id font) (sto/del-object storage))
       (some->> (:woff2-file-id font) (sto/del-object storage))
       (some->> (:otf-file-id font)   (sto/del-object storage))
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         storage (assoc storage :conn conn)]
 
     (doseq [{:keys [id] :as team} teams]
-      (l/trace :action "delete object" :table table :id id)
+      (l/trace :hint "delete object" :table table :id id)
       (some->> (:photo-id team) (sto/del-object storage)))
 
     (count teams)))
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         storage  (assoc storage :conn conn)]
 
     (doseq [{:keys [id] :as profile} profiles]
-      (l/trace :action "delete object" :table table :id id)
+      (l/trace :hint "delete object" :table table :id id)
 
       ;; Mark the owned teams as deleted; this enables them to be processed
       ;; in the same transaction in the "team" table step.
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/tasks_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/tasks_gc.clj
index 788e292697..1350c4abf8 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/tasks_gc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/tasks_gc.clj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       (let [interval (db/interval max-age)
             result   (db/exec-one! conn [sql:delete-completed-tasks interval])
             result   (:next.jdbc/update-count result)]
-        (l/debug :action "trim completed tasks table" :removed result)
+        (l/debug :hint "trim completed tasks table" :removed result)
         result))))
 
 (def ^:private