diff --git a/admin/forms/settings.xml b/admin/forms/settings.xml
index 530b205..198c698 100644
--- a/admin/forms/settings.xml
+++ b/admin/forms/settings.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 				<option value="0">PLG_SYSTEM_BFSTOP_DISABLED</option>
 				<option value="1">PLG_SYSTEM_BFSTOP_ENABLED</option>
 			</field>
-			<field name="deleteOld" type="integer" validate="options" default="0"
+			<field name="deleteOld" type="integer" validate="options" default="4"
 				first="0" last="24" step="1"
 				label="PLG_SYSTEM_BFSTOP_DELETE_OLD_ENTRIES_LABEL"
 				description="PLG_SYSTEM_BFSTOP_DELETE_OLD_ENTRIES_DESC" />
diff --git a/admin/src/View/Blocklist/HtmlView.php b/admin/src/View/Blocklist/HtmlView.php
index 18940fe..dddf19b 100644
--- a/admin/src/View/Blocklist/HtmlView.php
+++ b/admin/src/View/Blocklist/HtmlView.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 use Codeling\Component\Bfstop\Administrator\Helper\ParamHelper;
 use Codeling\Component\Bfstop\Administrator\Helper\ToolbarHelper as BfstopToolbarHelper;
+use Codeling\Plugin\System\Bfstop\Extension\Bfstop;
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\MVC\View\HtmlView as BaseHtmlView;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function display($tpl = null)
 		// with .htaccess blocking, blocked requests never reach Joomla,
 		// so attempts can't be counted
 		$this->attemptsTracked = ParamHelper::get('blockMode', 'params', 'full') !== 'htaccess';
-		$this->autoPurgeWeeks = (int) ParamHelper::get('deleteOld', 'params', 0);
+		$this->autoPurgeWeeks = (int) ParamHelper::get('deleteOld', 'params', Bfstop::DefaultSettings['deleteOld']);
 		$this->addToolBar();
 		parent::display($tpl);
 	}
diff --git a/admin/src/View/Failedloginlist/HtmlView.php b/admin/src/View/Failedloginlist/HtmlView.php
index 3da8b88..0f440e9 100644
--- a/admin/src/View/Failedloginlist/HtmlView.php
+++ b/admin/src/View/Failedloginlist/HtmlView.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 use Codeling\Component\Bfstop\Administrator\Helper\ParamHelper;
 use Codeling\Component\Bfstop\Administrator\Helper\ToolbarHelper as BfstopToolbarHelper;
+use Codeling\Plugin\System\Bfstop\Extension\Bfstop;
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\MVC\View\HtmlView as BaseHtmlView;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ function display($tpl = null)
 		$this->sortColumn = $state->get('list.ordering');
 		$this->sortDirection = $state->get('list.direction');
 		$this->filterUsername = (string) $state->get('filter.username', '');
-		$this->autoPurgeWeeks = (int) ParamHelper::get('deleteOld', 'params', 0);
+		$this->autoPurgeWeeks = (int) ParamHelper::get('deleteOld', 'params', Bfstop::DefaultSettings['deleteOld']);
 		$this->canPurge   = Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_bfstop');
 		if ($this->canPurge)
 		{