diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index da04c0e95..4230d262f 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ views:
     # -1 means no cleanup
     # Other values could be '6 months' or '30 days' etc (PeerTube will periodically delete old entries from database)
     remote:
-      max_age: -1
+      max_age: '30 days'
 
 plugins:
   # The website PeerTube will ask for available PeerTube plugins and themes
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index ec38f4cf7..3c1dbb381 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ views:
     # -1 means no cleanup
     # Other values could be '6 months' or '30 days' etc (PeerTube will periodically delete old entries from database)
     remote:
-      max_age: -1
+      max_age: '30 days'
 
 plugins:
   # The website PeerTube will ask for available PeerTube plugins and themes