diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/config.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/config.rs
index 8569c70217..c95a98fbc7 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/config.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/config.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub mod defaults {
     pub const DEFAULT_GC_HORIZON: u64 = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
     pub const DEFAULT_GC_PERIOD: &str = "100 s";
     pub const DEFAULT_IMAGE_CREATION_THRESHOLD: usize = 3;
-    pub const DEFAULT_PITR_INTERVAL: &str = "30 days";
+    pub const DEFAULT_PITR_INTERVAL: &str = "7 days";
     pub const DEFAULT_WALRECEIVER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT: &str = "2 seconds";
     pub const DEFAULT_WALRECEIVER_LAGGING_WAL_TIMEOUT: &str = "3 seconds";
     pub const DEFAULT_MAX_WALRECEIVER_LSN_WAL_LAG: u64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_conf.py b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_conf.py
index 6d621fbb77..29cdcb18ce 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_conf.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ tenant_config={checkpoint_distance = 10000, compaction_target_size = 1048576}"""
                     "gc_horizon": 67108864,
                     "gc_period": 100,
                     "image_creation_threshold": 3,
-                    "pitr_interval": 2592000,
+                    "pitr_interval": 604800,  # 7 days
                 }.items()
             )
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ tenant_config={checkpoint_distance = 10000, compaction_target_size = 1048576}"""
                     "gc_horizon": 67108864,
                     "gc_period": 30,
                     "image_creation_threshold": 3,
-                    "pitr_interval": 2592000,
+                    "pitr_interval": 604800,
                 }.items()
             )
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ tenant_config={checkpoint_distance = 10000, compaction_target_size = 1048576}"""
                     "gc_horizon": 67108864,
                     "gc_period": 80,
                     "image_creation_threshold": 3,
-                    "pitr_interval": 2592000,
+                    "pitr_interval": 604800,
                 }.items()
             )
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ tenant_config={checkpoint_distance = 10000, compaction_target_size = 1048576}"""
                     "gc_horizon": 67108864,
                     "gc_period": 80,
                     "image_creation_threshold": 3,
-                    "pitr_interval": 2592000,
+                    "pitr_interval": 604800,
                 }.items()
             )