diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ebe66b52be7af0ee3770ed90e1d382a2b1665226..9a6d6e0d5364e00cbae4600e33cde1e7998c7dc4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ elasticsearch:
       retention: 60
       mode: daily
     - index: heartbeat
-      retention: 40
+      retention: 10
       mode: daily
       extra: --dateblock=2
     - index: ansible
-      retention: 40
+      retention: 10
       mode: single
     - index: haproxy
-      retention: 40
+      retention: 10
       mode: single
     - index: netdata
-      retention: 40
+      retention: 10
       mode: single
       extra: --timefield=timestamp --timemode
   users: []