diff --git a/satellite/payments/accountfreeze/chore.go b/satellite/payments/accountfreeze/chore.go
index bebec9297..4acea402a 100644
--- a/satellite/payments/accountfreeze/chore.go
+++ b/satellite/payments/accountfreeze/chore.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 type Config struct {
 	Enabled        bool          `help:"whether to run this chore." default:"false"`
 	Interval       time.Duration `help:"How often to run this chore, which is how often unpaid invoices are checked." default:"24h"`
-	GracePeriod    time.Duration `help:"How long to wait between a warning event and freezing an account." default:"720h"`
+	GracePeriod    time.Duration `help:"How long to wait between a warning event and freezing an account." default:"360h"`
 	PriceThreshold int64         `help:"The failed invoice amount (in cents) beyond which an account will not be frozen" default:"10000"`
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock b/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
index c66915e97..c9e53a914 100755
--- a/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
+++ b/scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # account-freeze.enabled: false
 
 # How long to wait between a warning event and freezing an account.
-# account-freeze.grace-period: 720h0m0s
+# account-freeze.grace-period: 360h0m0s
 
 # How often to run this chore, which is how often unpaid invoices are checked.
 # account-freeze.interval: 24h0m0s