diff --git a/roles/alloy/templates/config.alloy.j2 b/roles/alloy/templates/config.alloy.j2
index fd13b1a..b1d1225 100644
--- a/roles/alloy/templates/config.alloy.j2
+++ b/roles/alloy/templates/config.alloy.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 loki.source.journal "host" {
   path       = "/var/log/journal"
-  max_age    = "12h"
+  max_age    = "1m"
   forward_to = [loki.process.journal.receiver]
 
   relabel_rules = loki.relabel.journal.rules