diff --git a/infra/values/base/loki-values.yaml b/infra/values/base/loki-values.yaml
index 3a5bd26..a694fd8 100644
--- a/infra/values/base/loki-values.yaml
+++ b/infra/values/base/loki-values.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ loki:
         period: 24h
       object_store: filesystem # we're storing on filesystem so there's no real persistence here.
       schema: v13
+  compactor:
+    working_directory: /var/loki/compactor
+    retention_enabled: true
+    delete_request_store: filesystem
+    compaction_interval: 10m
+    retention_delete_delay: 2h
   limits_config:
+    retention_period: 168h # 7 days
     reject_old_samples: true
     reject_old_samples_max_age: 168h
     ingestion_rate_mb: 15