diff --git a/content/en/admin/config.md b/content/en/admin/config.md
index 431754d0..63ab3e43 100644
--- a/content/en/admin/config.md
+++ b/content/en/admin/config.md
@@ -634,7 +634,10 @@ Defaults to `1.1`
 
 #### `IP_RETENTION_PERIOD`
 
-Defaults to `31536000` (1 year)
+This controls how long (in seconds) the server stores the IP addresses of people connecting to the server. The shorter this period the better it is for people’s privacy.
+
+Defaults to `172800` (2 days)
+
 
 #### `SESSION_RETENTION_PERIOD`