diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py
index 6a80eb6ea0eb3f22244f74c1825d1b05ae0b44d4..0c31c696cd61252e4df7245ee24e3b9f379a8b83 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py
@@ -1285,8 +1285,8 @@ class Handler(simplehandler.Handler):
 				# empty horizon history
 				pass
 			else:
-				# keep the last week of history
-				endtime -= 86400. * 7
+				# keep the last day of history
+				endtime -= 86400. * 1
 				for history in rankingstat.numerator.horizon_history.values():
 					del history[:endtime]
 		else: