diff --git a/opencontrail/files/3.0/server.properties b/opencontrail/files/3.0/server.properties
index 5560f5c..98b8c71 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/3.0/server.properties
+++ b/opencontrail/files/3.0/server.properties
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 # A size-based retention policy for logs. Segments are pruned from the log as long as the remaining
 # segments don't drop below log.retention.bytes.
-#log.retention.bytes=1073741824
+log.retention.bytes=268435456
 
 # The maximum size of a log segment file. When this size is reached a new log segment will be created.
 log.segment.bytes=268435456
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/4.0/server.properties b/opencontrail/files/4.0/server.properties
index 5560f5c..98b8c71 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/4.0/server.properties
+++ b/opencontrail/files/4.0/server.properties
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 # A size-based retention policy for logs. Segments are pruned from the log as long as the remaining
 # segments don't drop below log.retention.bytes.
-#log.retention.bytes=1073741824
+log.retention.bytes=268435456
 
 # The maximum size of a log segment file. When this size is reached a new log segment will be created.
 log.segment.bytes=268435456