diff --git a/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader.go b/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader.go
index 09c4cadf141..5bba2aee665 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const (
 
 	defaultNumTraces = 100
 
-	rolloverMaxSpanAge = time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 100
+	rolloverMaxSpanAge = time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 50
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader_test.go b/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader_test.go
index 9ce044c9bd2..ba3d00e294c 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader_test.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/es/spanstore/reader_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestNewSpanReader(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxSpanAge:          time.Hour * 72,
 				UseReadWriteAliases: true,
 			},
-			maxSpanAge: time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 100,
+			maxSpanAge: time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 50,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {