diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go
index f34f7852..822890d6 100644
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go
@@ -133,15 +133,21 @@ func runPreflights(v *viper.Viper, arg string) error {
 		if v.GetString("since") != "" {
 			progressChan <- errors.Errorf("Only one of since-time / since may be used. The flag since-time will be used.")
 		}
-		for _, collectors := range preflightSpec.Spec.Collectors {
-			if collectors.Logs != nil {
-				collectors.Logs.Limits.SinceTime = v.GetString("since-time")
+		for _, collector := range preflightSpec.Spec.Collectors {
+			if collector.Logs != nil {
+				if collector.Logs.Limits == nil {
+					collector.Logs.Limits = new(troubleshootv1beta2.LogLimits)
+				}
+				collector.Logs.Limits.SinceTime = v.GetString("since-time")
 			}
 		}
 	} else if v.GetString("since") != "" {
-		for _, collectors := range preflightSpec.Spec.Collectors {
-			if collectors.Logs != nil {
-				collectors.Logs.Limits.Since = v.GetString("since")
+		for _, collector := range preflightSpec.Spec.Collectors {
+			if collector.Logs != nil {
+				if collector.Logs.Limits == nil {
+					collector.Logs.Limits = new(troubleshootv1beta2.LogLimits)
+				}
+				collector.Logs.Limits.Since = v.GetString("since")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go
index 744ecabf..892d6ed0 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from a server that can be used to assist when troubleshooting a Kubernetes clust
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("redact", true, "enable/disable default redactions")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("collect-without-permissions", false, "always generate a support bundle, even if it some require additional permissions")
 	cmd.Flags().String("since-time", "", "forces pods logs collectors to return logs after a specific date (RFC3339)")
-	cmd.Flags().String("since", "", "forces pod's logs collectors to  return logs newer than a relative duration like 5s, 2m, or 3h.")
+	cmd.Flags().String("since", "", "forces pod's logs collectors to return logs newer than a relative duration like 5s, 2m, or 3h.")
 
 	// hidden in favor of the `insecure-skip-tls-verify` flag
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("allow-insecure-connections", false, "when set, do not verify TLS certs when retrieving spec and reporting results")
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
index cff418d1..66d66d40 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
@@ -443,15 +443,21 @@ func runCollectors(v *viper.Viper, collectors []*troubleshootv1beta2.Collect, ad
 		if v.GetString("since") != "" {
 			progressChan <- errors.Errorf("Only one of since-time / since may be used. The flag since-time will be used.")
 		}
-		for _, collectors := range cleanedCollectors {
-			if collectors.Collect.Logs != nil {
-				collectors.Collect.Logs.Limits.SinceTime = v.GetString("since-time")
+		for _, collector := range cleanedCollectors {
+			if collector.Collect.Logs != nil {
+				if collector.Collect.Logs.Limits == nil {
+					collector.Collect.Logs.Limits = new(troubleshootv1beta2.LogLimits)
+				}
+				collector.Collect.Logs.Limits.SinceTime = v.GetString("since-time")
 			}
 		}
 	} else if v.GetString("since") != "" {
-		for _, collectors := range cleanedCollectors {
-			if collectors.Collect.Logs != nil {
-				collectors.Collect.Logs.Limits.Since = v.GetString("since")
+		for _, collector := range cleanedCollectors {
+			if collector.Collect.Logs != nil {
+				if collector.Collect.Logs.Limits == nil {
+					collector.Collect.Logs.Limits = new(troubleshootv1beta2.LogLimits)
+				}
+				collector.Collect.Logs.Limits.Since = v.GetString("since")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collect/logs.go b/pkg/collect/logs.go
index 37fee774..885f3d90 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/logs.go
@@ -117,16 +117,7 @@ func getPodLogs(ctx context.Context, client *kubernetes.Clientset, pod corev1.Po
 		podLogOpts.TailLines = &limits.MaxLines
 	}
 
-	if limits != nil && limits.SinceTime != "" {
-		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, limits.SinceTime)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Printf("unable to parse --since-time=%s\n", limits.SinceTime)
-		}
-
-		sinceTime := metav1.NewTime(t)
-		podLogOpts.SinceTime = &sinceTime
-
-	} else if limits != nil && (limits.MaxAge != "" || limits.Since != "") {
+	if limits != nil && (limits.MaxAge != "" || limits.Since != "") {
 		if limits.Since != "" {
 			limits.MaxAge = limits.Since
 		}
@@ -142,6 +133,17 @@ func getPodLogs(ctx context.Context, client *kubernetes.Clientset, pod corev1.Po
 		}
 	}
 
+	if limits != nil && limits.SinceTime != "" {
+		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, limits.SinceTime)
+		fmt.Println("time", t)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Printf("unable to parse --since-time=%s\n", limits.SinceTime)
+		}
+
+		sinceTime := metav1.NewTime(t)
+		podLogOpts.SinceTime = &sinceTime
+
+	}
 	fileKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", name, pod.Name)
 	if container != "" {
 		fileKey = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", name, pod.Name, container)