diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/files/synapse/homeserver.yml b/ansible/roles/docker/files/synapse/homeserver.yml
index 5400138..bb7e4c0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/files/synapse/homeserver.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker/files/synapse/homeserver.yml
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ retention:
   #
   default_policy:
     min_lifetime: 1d
-    max_lifetime: 30d
+    max_lifetime: 14d
 
 # Retention policy limits. If set, a user won't be able to send a
 # 'm.room.retention' event which features a 'min_lifetime' or a 'max_lifetime'
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ retention:
 # in which server admins can make sure every federating server applies the same
 # rules.
 #
-# allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
-# allowed_lifetime_max: 1y
+allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
+allowed_lifetime_max: 30d
 
 # Server admins can define the settings of the background jobs purging the
 # events which lifetime has expired under the 'purge_jobs' section.