diff --git a/roles/restic/files/hooks/gitea.sh b/roles/restic/files/hooks/gitea.sh
index 3087809..1f70ead 100644
--- a/roles/restic/files/hooks/gitea.sh
+++ b/roles/restic/files/hooks/gitea.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GITEA_CONFIG=${GITEA_CONFIG:-/etc/gitea/app.ini}
 GITEA_WORK_PATH=${GITEA_WORK_PATH:-/var/lib/gitea}
 GITEA_CUSTOM_PATH=${GITEA_CUSTOM_PATH:-$GITEA_WORK_PATH/custom}
 GITEA_BACKUP_PATH=${GITEA_BACKUP_PATH:-$GITEA_WORK_PATH/backup}
-GITEA_KEEP_DAYS=${GITEA_KEEP_DAYS:-7}
+GITEA_KEEP_DAYS=${GITEA_KEEP_DAYS:-2}
 
 prereq() {
     if ! systemctl list-units --full --all | grep -Fq "gitea.service"; then