diff --git a/assets/js/admin/system-status.js b/assets/js/admin/system-status.js
index ee4d8ef4f89..12efd043065 100644
--- a/assets/js/admin/system-status.js
+++ b/assets/js/admin/system-status.js
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ jQuery( function ( $ ) {
 
 	wcSystemStatus.init();
 
-	$( '#log-viewer-select' ).on( 'click', ' h2 a.page-title-action', function( e ) {
-		e.stopImmediatePropagation();
-		return confirm( woocommerce_admin_system_status.delete_log_confirmation );
+	$( '#log-viewer-select' ).on( 'click', 'h2 a.page-title-action', function( evt ) {
+		evt.stopImmediatePropagation();
+		return window.confirm( woocommerce_admin_system_status.delete_log_confirmation );
 	});
 });
diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-assets.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-assets.php
index 8823b68fb97..b72cba282d9 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-assets.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-assets.php
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class WC_Admin_Assets {
 				'wc-admin-system-status',
 				'woocommerce_admin_system_status',
 				array(
-					'delete_log_confirmation' => esc_html__( 'Are you sure you want to delete this log?', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'delete_log_confirmation' => esc_js( __( 'Are you sure you want to delete this log?', 'woocommerce' ) ),
 				)
 			);
 		}