diff --git a/plugin/api/alerting/message.go b/plugin/api/alerting/message.go
index 25ea5c5d..f7cc0f1e 100644
--- a/plugin/api/alerting/message.go
+++ b/plugin/api/alerting/message.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (h *AlertAPI) searchAlertMessage(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request,
 		severity = h.GetParameterOrDefault(req, "severity", "")
 		sort = h.GetParameterOrDefault(req, "sort", "")
 		ruleID        = h.GetParameterOrDefault(req, "rule_id", "")
-		min        = h.GetParameterOrDefault(req, "min", "now-1d")
+		min        = h.GetParameterOrDefault(req, "min", "now-30d")
 		max        = h.GetParameterOrDefault(req, "max", "now")
 		mustBuilder = &strings.Builder{}
 		sortBuilder = strings.Builder{}