diff --git a/lib/config/options/index.ts b/lib/config/options/index.ts
index 1c3365ebcb1f60..1a1cf8ef1e416c 100644
--- a/lib/config/options/index.ts
+++ b/lib/config/options/index.ts
@@ -2354,7 +2354,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
       'Maximum duration in minutes to keep datasource cache entries.',
     type: 'integer',
     stage: 'repository',
-    default: 24 * 60,
+    default: 7 * 24 * 60,
     globalOnly: true,
   },
   {
diff --git a/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.spec.ts b/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.spec.ts
index 5c79d564b78c17..e3d5de83da1912 100644
--- a/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.spec.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ describe('util/cache/package/decorator', () => {
         namespace: 'namespace',
         key: 'key',
         ttlMinutes: 1,
-        fallbackTtlMinutes: 2,
       })
 
       // Hard TTL is enabled only for `getReleases` and `getDigest` methods
@@ -172,6 +171,7 @@ describe('util/cache/package/decorator', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       jest.useFakeTimers({ advanceTimers: false });
+      GlobalConfig.set({ cacheHardTtlMinutes: 2 });
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.ts b/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.ts
index 249cf934fe0874..3508780a890b57 100644
--- a/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.ts
+++ b/lib/util/cache/package/decorator.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ interface CacheParameters {
    * The TTL (or expiry) of the key in minutes
    */
   ttlMinutes?: number;
-
-  /**
-   * Store cached results for this many minutes after the TTL has expired,
-   * in case if the errors were thrown during obtaining the new results.
-   */
-  fallbackTtlMinutes?: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -51,7 +45,6 @@ export function cache<T>({
   key,
   cacheable = () => true,
   ttlMinutes = 30,
-  fallbackTtlMinutes = 0,
 }: CacheParameters): Decorator<T> {
   return decorate(async ({ args, instance, callback, methodName }) => {
     if (!cacheable.apply(instance, args)) {
@@ -86,10 +79,13 @@ export function cache<T>({
     const ttlOverride = getTtlOverride(finalNamespace);
     const softTtl = ttlOverride ?? ttlMinutes;
 
-    const globalFallbackTtlMinutes = GlobalConfig.get('cacheHardTtlMinutes', 0);
+    const cacheHardTtlMinutes = GlobalConfig.get(
+      'cacheHardTtlMinutes',
+      7 * 24 * 60
+    );
     let hardTtl = softTtl;
     if (methodName === 'getReleases' || methodName === 'getDigest') {
-      hardTtl = Math.max(softTtl, fallbackTtlMinutes, globalFallbackTtlMinutes);
+      hardTtl = Math.max(softTtl, cacheHardTtlMinutes);
     }
 
     let oldData: unknown;