diff --git a/packages/config/src/ConfigLoader.ts b/packages/config/src/ConfigLoader.ts
index 0ec4dd90f..761b4ee9e 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/ConfigLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/ConfigLoader.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function defaultConfig(): MasterConfig {
 			min_member_count: 1,
 		},
 		attachment_decay_enabled: true,
-		deletion_grace_period_hours: 72,
+		deletion_grace_period_hours: 336,
 		inactivity_deletion_threshold_days: 365,
 	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/config/src/config_loader/EnvironmentOverrides.ts b/packages/config/src/config_loader/EnvironmentOverrides.ts
index 5289dbd4f..63e3b7611 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/config_loader/EnvironmentOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/config_loader/EnvironmentOverrides.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ const NAMED_FLUXER_ENV_OVERRIDES: Record<string, NamedEnvOverride> = {
 	},
 	FLUXER_DISCOVERY_ENABLED: {path: ['discovery', 'enabled'], parse: parseEnvValue},
 	FLUXER_DISCOVERY_MIN_MEMBER_COUNT: {path: ['discovery', 'min_member_count'], parse: parseEnvValue},
+	FLUXER_DELETION_GRACE_PERIOD_HOURS: {path: ['deletion_grace_period_hours'], parse: parseEnvValue},
 	FLUXER_RELAX_REGISTRATION_RATE_LIMITS: {path: ['dev', 'relax_registration_rate_limits'], parse: parseEnvValue},
 	FLUXER_DISABLE_RATE_LIMITS: {path: ['dev', 'disable_rate_limits'], parse: parseEnvValue},
 	FLUXER_TEST_MODE_ENABLED: {path: ['dev', 'test_mode_enabled'], parse: parseEnvValue},