diff --git a/metadata/service/server/amqp/router.yml b/metadata/service/server/amqp/router.yml
index 07f2ff4..a0c9ac9 100644
--- a/metadata/service/server/amqp/router.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/server/amqp/router.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
           priority: '["^Index"]'
           differentiator: '[ "rsyslog-", "Service" ]'
           decoder: RsyslogDecoder
+          oldest_duration: 7d
       decoder:
         rsyslog:
           engine: rsyslog
diff --git a/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml b/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml
index 670f12c..64fb6c1 100644
--- a/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
           priority: ["^Index"]
           differentiator: [ "rsyslog-", "Service" ]
           decoder: RsyslogDecoder
+          oldest_duration: 7d
       decoder:
         rsyslog:
           engine: rsyslog