diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index a80a62e6c..5a62ccad9 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ def _command_options() -> None:
                         default=None,
                         help='Archive old files to the given directory')
     parser.add_argument('--archiveweeks', dest='archiveWeeks', type=int,
-                        default=4,
+                        default=0,
                         help='Specify the number of weeks after which ' +
                         'media will be archived')
     parser.add_argument('--maxposts', dest='archiveMaxPosts', type=int,