diff --git a/packages/akamai/changelog.yml b/packages/akamai/changelog.yml
index ab9b80d908be..421f0ac56495 100644
--- a/packages/akamai/changelog.yml
+++ b/packages/akamai/changelog.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # newer versions go on top
+- version: "2.9.1"
+  changes:
+    - description: Fix sign of initial interval for start time offset calculation.
+      type: bugfix
+      link: https://github.com/elastic/integrations/pull/6384
 - version: "2.9.0"
   changes:
     - description: Update package to ECS 8.8.0.
diff --git a/packages/akamai/data_stream/siem/agent/stream/httpjson.yml.hbs b/packages/akamai/data_stream/siem/agent/stream/httpjson.yml.hbs
index cd9351ea1c1f..4c04047189ee 100644
--- a/packages/akamai/data_stream/siem/agent/stream/httpjson.yml.hbs
+++ b/packages/akamai/data_stream/siem/agent/stream/httpjson.yml.hbs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ request.transforms:
   - set:
       target: url.params.from
       value: >-
-        [[ if not (index .cursor "last_offset") ]][[ (now (parseDuration "{{initial_interval}}")).Unix ]][[ end ]]
+        [[ if not (index .cursor "last_offset") ]][[ (now (parseDuration "-{{initial_interval}}")).Unix ]][[ end ]]
   - set:
       target: url.params.to
       value: >- 
-        [[ if not (index .cursor "last_offset") ]][[ (now (parseDuration "-1m")).Unix ]][[ end ]]
+        [[ if not (index .cursor "last_offset") ]][[ (now).Unix ]][[ end ]]
   - set:
       target: url.params.offset
       value: >-
diff --git a/packages/akamai/manifest.yml b/packages/akamai/manifest.yml
index d25cbe58da19..6ec7b31e1c34 100644
--- a/packages/akamai/manifest.yml
+++ b/packages/akamai/manifest.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: akamai
 title: Akamai
-version: "2.9.0"
+version: "2.9.1"
 description: Collect logs from Akamai with Elastic Agent.
 type: integration
 format_version: 2.7.0