diff --git a/core/chat/persistence.go b/core/chat/persistence.go
index c03b5ae48..cfc9c336c 100644
--- a/core/chat/persistence.go
+++ b/core/chat/persistence.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 var _datastore *data.Datastore
 
 const (
-	maxBacklogHours  = 5  // Keep backlog max hours worth of messages
+	maxBacklogHours  = 2  // Keep backlog max hours worth of messages
 	maxBacklogNumber = 50 // Return max number of messages in history request
 )