diff --git a/yum/config.py b/yum/config.py
index 2219605..13efd9e 100644
--- a/yum/config.py
+++ b/yum/config.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class YumConf(StartupConf):
# Time in seconds (1.5h), yum-updatesd runs once per. hour by default
# this time means we don't do interactive network checks/updates if
# yum-updatesd is running.
- metadata_expire = SecondsOption(60 * 90)
+ metadata_expire = SecondsOption(60 * 60 * 6) # 6 hours
mirrorlist_expire = SecondsOption(86400) # time in seconds (1 day)
rpm_check_debug = BoolOption(True)
disable_excludes = ListOption()