diff --git a/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryAccessAuditLog.ts b/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryAccessAuditLog.ts
index 769dcf55..7bc9968c 100644
--- a/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryAccessAuditLog.ts
+++ b/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryAccessAuditLog.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { fromError } from "zod-validation-error";
 import { QueryAccessAuditLogResponse } from "@server/routers/auditLogs/types";
 import response from "@server/lib/response";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
+import { getSevenDaysAgo } from "@app/lib/getSevenDaysAgo";
 
 export const queryAccessAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
     // iso string just validate its a parseable date
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ export const queryAccessAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
         .refine((val) => !isNaN(Date.parse(val)), {
             error: "timeStart must be a valid ISO date string"
         })
-        .transform((val) => Math.floor(new Date(val).getTime() / 1000)),
+        .transform((val) => Math.floor(new Date(val).getTime() / 1000))
+        .prefault(() => getSevenDaysAgo().toISOString()),
     timeEnd: z
         .string()
         .refine((val) => !isNaN(Date.parse(val)), {
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ export const queryAccessAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
         .openapi({
             type: "string",
             format: "date-time",
-            description: "End time as ISO date string (defaults to current time)"
+            description:
+                "End time as ISO date string (defaults to current time)"
         }),
     action: z
         .union([z.boolean(), z.string()])
@@ -181,9 +184,15 @@ async function queryUniqueFilterAttributes(
         .where(baseConditions);
 
     return {
-        actors: uniqueActors.map(row => row.actor).filter((actor): actor is string => actor !== null),
-        resources: uniqueResources.filter((row): row is { id: number; name: string | null } => row.id !== null),
-        locations: uniqueLocations.map(row => row.locations).filter((location): location is string => location !== null)
+        actors: uniqueActors
+            .map((row) => row.actor)
+            .filter((actor): actor is string => actor !== null),
+        resources: uniqueResources.filter(
+            (row): row is { id: number; name: string | null } => row.id !== null
+        ),
+        locations: uniqueLocations
+            .map((row) => row.locations)
+            .filter((location): location is string => location !== null)
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryActionAuditLog.ts b/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryActionAuditLog.ts
index d4a43879..8c92aed2 100644
--- a/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryActionAuditLog.ts
+++ b/server/private/routers/auditLogs/queryActionAuditLog.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { fromError } from "zod-validation-error";
 import { QueryActionAuditLogResponse } from "@server/routers/auditLogs/types";
 import response from "@server/lib/response";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
+import { getSevenDaysAgo } from "@app/lib/getSevenDaysAgo";
 
 export const queryActionAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
     // iso string just validate its a parseable date
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ export const queryActionAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
         .refine((val) => !isNaN(Date.parse(val)), {
             error: "timeStart must be a valid ISO date string"
         })
-        .transform((val) => Math.floor(new Date(val).getTime() / 1000)),
+        .transform((val) => Math.floor(new Date(val).getTime() / 1000))
+        .prefault(() => getSevenDaysAgo().toISOString()),
     timeEnd: z
         .string()
         .refine((val) => !isNaN(Date.parse(val)), {
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ export const queryActionAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
         .openapi({
             type: "string",
             format: "date-time",
-            description: "End time as ISO date string (defaults to current time)"
+            description:
+                "End time as ISO date string (defaults to current time)"
         }),
     action: z.string().optional(),
     actorType: z.string().optional(),
@@ -68,8 +71,9 @@ export const queryActionAuditLogsParams = z.object({
     orgId: z.string()
 });
 
-export const queryActionAuditLogsCombined =
-    queryActionAuditLogsQuery.merge(queryActionAuditLogsParams);
+export const queryActionAuditLogsCombined = queryActionAuditLogsQuery.merge(
+    queryActionAuditLogsParams
+);
 type Q = z.infer<typeof queryActionAuditLogsCombined>;
 
 function getWhere(data: Q) {
@@ -78,7 +82,9 @@ function getWhere(data: Q) {
         lt(actionAuditLog.timestamp, data.timeEnd),
         eq(actionAuditLog.orgId, data.orgId),
         data.actor ? eq(actionAuditLog.actor, data.actor) : undefined,
-        data.actorType ? eq(actionAuditLog.actorType, data.actorType) : undefined,
+        data.actorType
+            ? eq(actionAuditLog.actorType, data.actorType)
+            : undefined,
         data.actorId ? eq(actionAuditLog.actorId, data.actorId) : undefined,
         data.action ? eq(actionAuditLog.action, data.action) : undefined
     );
@@ -135,8 +141,12 @@ async function queryUniqueFilterAttributes(
         .where(baseConditions);
 
     return {
-        actors: uniqueActors.map(row => row.actor).filter((actor): actor is string => actor !== null),
-        actions: uniqueActions.map(row => row.action).filter((action): action is string => action !== null),
+        actors: uniqueActors
+            .map((row) => row.actor)
+            .filter((actor): actor is string => actor !== null),
+        actions: uniqueActions
+            .map((row) => row.action)
+            .filter((action): action is string => action !== null)
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/server/routers/auditLogs/queryRequestAuditLog.ts b/server/routers/auditLogs/queryRequestAuditLog.ts
index 663ad787..8776f21a 100644
--- a/server/routers/auditLogs/queryRequestAuditLog.ts
+++ b/server/routers/auditLogs/queryRequestAuditLog.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { fromError } from "zod-validation-error";
 import { QueryRequestAuditLogResponse } from "@server/routers/auditLogs/types";
 import response from "@server/lib/response";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
+import { getSevenDaysAgo } from "@app/lib/getSevenDaysAgo";
 
 export const queryAccessAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
     // iso string just validate its a parseable date
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ export const queryAccessAuditLogsQuery = z.object({
         .refine((val) => !isNaN(Date.parse(val)), {
             error: "timeStart must be a valid ISO date string"
         })
-        .transform((val) => Math.floor(new Date(val).getTime() / 1000)),
+        .transform((val) => Math.floor(new Date(val).getTime() / 1000))
+        .prefault(() => getSevenDaysAgo().toISOString()),
     timeEnd: z
         .string()
         .refine((val) => !isNaN(Date.parse(val)), {