diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/trash.php b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/trash.php
index d09c4d5f7b1426c6ae23c78501dc095cd4b3df06..ba940084a87cd14cd037e76b927cbe74ae903b17 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/trash.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/trash.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OCA\Files_Trashbin;
 class Trashbin {
 	// how long do we keep files in the trash bin if no other value is defined in the config file (unit: days)
 
-	const DEFAULT_RETENTION_OBLIGATION = 180;
+	const DEFAULT_RETENTION_OBLIGATION = 30;
 
 	// unit: percentage; 50% of available disk space/quota
 	const DEFAULTMAXSIZE = 50;
diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 4d1950d60eec8a9d96fae119ff1fce8ea31d108c..8d978ea6ee740da984f4cabae408b85ed71b316f 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ $CONFIG = array(
 /* Password to use for sendmail mail, depends on mail_smtpauth if this is used */
 "mail_smtppassword" => "",
 
-/* How long should ownCloud keep deleted files in the trash bin, default value:  180 days */
-'trashbin_retention_obligation' => 180,
+/* How long should ownCloud keep deleted files in the trash bin, default value:  30 days */
+'trashbin_retention_obligation' => 30,
 
 /* allow user to change his display name, if it is supported by the back-end */
 'allow_user_to_change_display_name' => true,