diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/constants/settings_defaults.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/constants/settings_defaults.ts
index b77e5da983144c..f7eee27ba438dc 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/constants/settings_defaults.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/constants/settings_defaults.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { DynamicSettings } from '../runtime_types';
 export const DYNAMIC_SETTINGS_DEFAULTS: DynamicSettings = {
   heartbeatIndices: 'heartbeat-8*',
   certificatesThresholds: {
-    expiration: 7,
+    expiration: 30,
     age: 365,
   },
 };