diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 012cb69..f889f30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ _If the station trying to be created exists when this function is called, nothin
         self,
         name: str,
         retention_type: Retention = Retention.MAX_MESSAGE_AGE_SECONDS, # MAX_MESSAGE_AGE_SECONDS/MESSAGES/BYTES/ACK_BASED(cloud only). Defaults to MAX_MESSAGE_AGE_SECONDS
-        retention_value: int = 604800, # defaults to 604800
+        retention_value: int = 3600, # defaults to 3600
         storage_type: Storage = Storage.DISK, # Storage.DISK/Storage.MEMORY. Defaults to DISK
         replicas: int = 1,
         idempotency_window_ms: int = 120000, # defaults to 2 minutes
diff --git a/memphis/memphis.py b/memphis/memphis.py
index 0e7ec9c..59ee2de 100644
--- a/memphis/memphis.py
+++ b/memphis/memphis.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def station(
         self,
         name: str,
         retention_type: Retention = Retention.MAX_MESSAGE_AGE_SECONDS,
-        retention_value: int = 604800,
+        retention_value: int = 3600,
         storage_type: Storage = Storage.DISK,
         replicas: int = 1,
         idempotency_window_ms: int = 120000,