diff --git a/replications/internal/queue_management.go b/replications/internal/queue_management.go
index 96589e1b49..c0e40ee778 100644
--- a/replications/internal/queue_management.go
+++ b/replications/internal/queue_management.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	scannerAdvanceInterval = 10 * time.Second
 	purgeInterval          = 60 * time.Second
-	defaultMaxAge          = 168 * time.Hour / time.Second
+	defaultMaxAge          = 7 * 24 * time.Hour // 1 week
 )
 
 type remoteWriter interface {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func NewDurableQueueManager(log *zap.Logger, queuePath string, metrics *metrics.
 }
 
 // InitializeQueue creates and opens a new durable queue which is associated with a replication stream.
-func (qm *durableQueueManager) InitializeQueue(replicationID platform.ID, maxQueueSizeBytes int64, orgID platform.ID, localBucketID platform.ID, maxAge int64) error {
+func (qm *durableQueueManager) InitializeQueue(replicationID platform.ID, maxQueueSizeBytes int64, orgID platform.ID, localBucketID platform.ID, maxAgeSeconds int64) error {
 	qm.mutex.Lock()
 	defer qm.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (qm *durableQueueManager) InitializeQueue(replicationID platform.ID, maxQue
 	}
 
 	// Map new durable queue and scanner to its corresponding replication stream via replication ID
-	rq := qm.newReplicationQueue(replicationID, orgID, localBucketID, newQueue, maxAge)
+	rq := qm.newReplicationQueue(replicationID, orgID, localBucketID, newQueue, maxAgeSeconds)
 	qm.replicationQueues[replicationID] = rq
 	rq.Open()
 
@@ -439,15 +439,15 @@ func (qm *durableQueueManager) EnqueueData(replicationID platform.ID, data []byt
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (qm *durableQueueManager) newReplicationQueue(id platform.ID, orgID platform.ID, localBucketID platform.ID, queue *durablequeue.Queue, maxAge int64) *replicationQueue {
+func (qm *durableQueueManager) newReplicationQueue(id platform.ID, orgID platform.ID, localBucketID platform.ID, queue *durablequeue.Queue, maxAgeSeconds int64) *replicationQueue {
 	logger := qm.logger.With(zap.String("replication_id", id.String()))
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	// check for max age minimum
 	var maxAgeTime time.Duration
-	if maxAge < 0 {
+	if maxAgeSeconds < 0 {
 		maxAgeTime = defaultMaxAge
 	} else {
-		maxAgeTime = time.Duration(maxAge)
+		maxAgeTime = time.Duration(maxAgeSeconds) * time.Second
 	}
 
 	return &replicationQueue{