diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 994b8e3f0..ab46d2578 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ def runDaemon(clientToServer: bool,baseDir: str,domain: str, \
               fedList=[],noreply=False,nolike=False,nopics=False, \
               noannounce=False,cw=False,ocapAlways=False, \
               useTor=False,maxReplies=64, \
-              domainMaxPostsPerDay=1000,accountMaxPostsPerDay=1000, \
+              domainMaxPostsPerDay=8640,accountMaxPostsPerDay=8640, \
               debug=False) -> None:
     if len(domain)==0:
         domain='localhost'
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index bce06d0d0..78556e5c8 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ parser.add_argument('--filter', dest='filterStr', type=str,default=None, \
                     help='Adds a word or phrase which if present will cause a message to be ignored')
 parser.add_argument('--unfilter', dest='unfilterStr', type=str,default=None, \
                     help='Remove a filter on a particular word or phrase')
-parser.add_argument('--domainmax', dest='domainMaxPostsPerDay', type=int,default=1000, \
+parser.add_argument('--domainmax', dest='domainMaxPostsPerDay', type=int,default=8640, \
                     help='Maximum number of received posts from a domain per day')
-parser.add_argument('--accountmax', dest='accountMaxPostsPerDay', type=int,default=1000, \
+parser.add_argument('--accountmax', dest='accountMaxPostsPerDay', type=int,default=8640, \
                     help='Maximum number of received posts from an account per day')
 args = parser.parse_args()