diff --git a/hosts/common.nix b/hosts/common.nix
index f37ea05..91e947e 100644
--- a/hosts/common.nix
+++ b/hosts/common.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       automatic = true;
       persistent = true;
       dates = "daily";
-      options = "--delete-older-than 3d";
+      options = "--delete-older-than 7d";
     }; # end gc
     registry = {
       templates.to = {