diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6a71244..2b14bd8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when addin
 * TShock now writes its log files to the `logs` folder inside the `tshock` folder by default, as opposed to just the `tshock` folder. (@QuiCM)
 * The default MOTD is now prettier. The MOTD format can now contain `%specifier%` to send the command specifier. (@moisterrific)
 * The buff commands now support `-1` as a time option to set buffs that last 415 days (the maximum buff time the game supports). (@moisterrific)
+* TShock defaults to saving backups every 10 minutes, and defaults to keeping backups for 4 hours. (@hakusaro)
 
 ## TShock 4.5.2
 * Added preliminary support for Terraria 1.4.2.2. (@hakusaro)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 47a45aff..e02ad808 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 		/// <summary>The interval between backups, in minutes. Backups are stored in the tshock/backups folder.</summary>
 		[Description("The interval between backups, in minutes. Backups are stored in the tshock/backups folder.")]
-		public int BackupInterval;
+		public int BackupInterval = 10;
 
 		/// <summary>For how long backups are kept in minutes.</summary>
 		[Description("For how long backups are kept in minutes.\neg. 2880 = 2 days.")]
-		public int BackupKeepFor = 60;
+		public int BackupKeepFor = 240;
 
 		/// <summary>Whether or not to save the world if the server crashes from an unhandled exception.</summary>
 		[Description("Whether or not to save the world if the server crashes from an unhandled exception.")]