diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/types.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/types.ts
index 64f0e7552..ffd02e9d5 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/types.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/types.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ const baseScrapeOptions = z
     useMock: z.string().optional(),
     blockAds: z.boolean().default(true),
     proxy: z.enum(["basic", "stealth", "auto"]).optional(),
-    maxAge: z.number().int().gte(0).safe().default(14400000),
+    maxAge: z.number().int().gte(0).safe().default(2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
     storeInCache: z.boolean().default(true),
     // @deprecated
     __searchPreviewToken: z.string().optional(),