diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index 8e28f2e41..39d218564 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -10597,7 +10597,7 @@ elasticsearch:
           hot:
             actions:
               rollover:
-                max_age: 30d
+                max_age: 1d
                 max_primary_shard_size: 50gb
               set_priority:
                 priority: 100