diff --git a/docker/deploy.sh b/docker/deploy.sh
index 7eca94e7..48842b53 100755
--- a/docker/deploy.sh
+++ b/docker/deploy.sh
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ staging)
     ELASTICSEARCH_CONTAINERS=3
     ELASTICSEARCH_SHARD_COUNT=5
     ELASTICSEARCH_SHARD_REPLICAS=1
-    ELASTICSEARCH_ILM_MAX_AGE="90d"
+    ELASTICSEARCH_ILM_MAX_AGE="6h"
     ELASTICSEARCH_ILM_MAX_SHARD_SIZE="5gb"
 
     STORY_LIMIT=50000