diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs
index 906f4d611..2369c9ddf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Configuration/ConfigServiceFixture.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Configuration
         [Test]
         public void Get_value_should_return_default_when_no_value()
         {
-            Subject.HistoryCleanupDays.Should().Be(365);
+            Subject.HistoryCleanupDays.Should().Be(30);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Configuration
         public void get_value_with_out_persist_should_not_store_default_value()
         {
             var interval = Subject.HistoryCleanupDays;
-            interval.Should().Be(365);
+            interval.Should().Be(30);
             Mocker.GetMock<IConfigRepository>().Verify(c => c.Insert(It.IsAny<Config>()), Times.Never());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
index 77e43f378..208692c97 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
 
         public int HistoryCleanupDays
         {
-            get { return GetValueInt("HistoryCleanupDays", 365); }
+            get { return GetValueInt("HistoryCleanupDays", 30); }
             set { SetValue("HistoryCleanupDays", value); }
         }