diff --git a/config/fail2ban.conf b/config/fail2ban.conf
index 1a22a9e8..a3240ecb 100644
--- a/config/fail2ban.conf
+++ b/config/fail2ban.conf
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ dbfile = /var/lib/fail2ban/fail2ban.sqlite3
 # Options: dbpurgeage
 # Notes.: Sets age at which bans should be purged from the database
 # Values: [ SECONDS ] Default: 86400 (24hours)
-dbpurgeage = 86400
+dbpurgeage = 1d
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index db7f7c86..955ba44a 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # See man 5 jail.conf for details.
 #
 # [DEFAULT]
-# bantime = 3600
+# bantime = 1h
 #
 # [sshd]
 # enabled = true
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ before = paths-debian.conf
 
 # "bantime.rndtime" is the max number of seconds using for mixing with random time 
 # to prevent "clever" botnets calculate exact time IP can be unbanned again:
-#bantime.rndtime = 5*60
+#bantime.rndtime = 
 
 # "bantime.maxtime" is the max number of seconds using the ban time can reach (don't grows further)
 #bantime.maxtime = 
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ ignoreip = 127.0.0.1/8
 ignorecommand =
 
 # "bantime" is the number of seconds that a host is banned.
-bantime  = 600
+bantime  = 10m
 
 # A host is banned if it has generated "maxretry" during the last "findtime"
 # seconds.
-findtime  = 600
+findtime  = 10m
 
 # "maxretry" is the number of failures before a host get banned.
 maxretry = 5
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ logpath  = %(apache_error_log)s
 # for email addresses. The mail outputs are buffered.
 port     = http,https
 logpath  = %(apache_access_log)s
-bantime  = 172800
+bantime  = 48h
 maxretry = 1
 
 
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ maxretry = 5
 logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.log
 port     = all
 protocol = all
-bantime  = 604800  ; 1 week
-findtime = 86400   ; 1 day
+bantime  = 1w
+findtime = 1d
 maxretry = 5
 
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py
index d6d36e11..52065b30 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Fail2banReader(ConfigReader):
 		opts = [["string", "loglevel", "INFO" ],
 				["string", "logtarget", "STDERR"],
 				["string", "dbfile", "/var/lib/fail2ban/fail2ban.sqlite3"],
-				["int", "dbpurgeage", 86400]]
+				["string", "dbpurgeage", "1d"]]
 		self.__opts = ConfigReader.getOptions(self, "Definition", opts)
 	
 	def convert(self):
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/database.py b/fail2ban/server/database.py
index b3bae41b..ba18fcf4 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/database.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/database.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 
 	@purgeage.setter
 	def purgeage(self, value):
-		self._purgeAge = int(value)
+		self._purgeAge = MyTime.str2seconds(value)
 
 	@commitandrollback
 	def createDb(self, cur):
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/mytime.py b/fail2ban/server/mytime.py
index 684a7a0c..55142188 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/mytime.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/mytime.py
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ class MyTime:
 	def str2seconds(val):
 		if isinstance(val, (int, long, float, complex)):
 			return val
+		# replace together standing abbreviations, example '1d12h' -> '1d 12h':
+		val = re.sub(r"(?i)(?<=[a-z])(\d)", r" \1", val)
+		# replace abbreviation with expression:
 		for rexp, rpl in (
 			(r"days?|da|dd?", 24*60*60), (r"week?|wee?|ww?", 7*24*60*60), (r"months?|mon?", (365*3+366)*24*60*60/4/12), 
 			(r"years?|yea?|yy?", (365*3+366)*24*60*60/4), 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
index e4dc2189..3f24f2b5 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 			self.assertEqual(sorted(commands),
 							 [['set', 'dbfile',
 								'/var/lib/fail2ban/fail2ban.sqlite3'],
-							  ['set', 'dbpurgeage', 86400],
+							  ['set', 'dbpurgeage', '1d'],
 							  ['set', 'loglevel', "INFO"],
 							  ['set', 'logtarget', '/var/log/fail2ban.log']])
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
index 5a06a301..869e9e8f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ class DatabaseTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 			return
 		self.assertEqual(self.dbFilename, self.db.filename)
 
+	def testPurgeAge(self):
+		if Fail2BanDb is None: # pragma: no cover
+			return
+		self.assertEqual(self.db.purgeage, 86400)
+		self.db.purgeage = '1y6mon15d5h30m'
+		self.assertEqual(self.db.purgeage, 48652200)
+		self.db.purgeage = '2y 12mon 30d 10h 60m'
+		self.assertEqual(self.db.purgeage, 48652200*2)
+
 	def testCreateInvalidPath(self):
 		if Fail2BanDb is None: # pragma: no cover
 			return