diff --git a/ipaserver/install/plugins/update_changelog_maxage.py b/ipaserver/install/plugins/update_changelog_maxage.py
index e9b6c407c..929894302 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/plugins/update_changelog_maxage.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/plugins/update_changelog_maxage.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class update_changelog_maxage(Updater):
     def update_entry(self, cl_entry, conn):
         maxage = cl_entry.single_value.get('nsslapd-changelogmaxage')
         if maxage is None:
-            cl_entry['nsslapd-changelogmaxage'] = '7d'
+            cl_entry['nsslapd-changelogmaxage'] = '30d'
             conn.update_entry(cl_entry)
 
     def execute(self, **options):
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/replication.py b/ipaserver/install/replication.py
index 76eb1a31b..e8407f39b 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/replication.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/replication.py
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ class ReplicationManager:
                     'objectclass': ["top", "extensibleobject"],
                     'cn': ["changelog5"],
                     'nsslapd-changelogdir': [os.path.join(dbdir, "cldb")],
-                    'nsslapd-changelogmaxage': ['7d'],
+                    'nsslapd-changelogmaxage': ['30d'],
                 }
             )
             try:
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class ReplicationManager:
                 return
         else:
             # Set the changelog trimming
-            cl_entry['nsslapd-changelogmaxage'] = '7d'
+            cl_entry['nsslapd-changelogmaxage'] = '30d'
             try:
                 conn.update_entry(cl_entry)
             except errors.EmptyModlist: