diff --git a/cookbooks/tile/templates/default/apache.erb b/cookbooks/tile/templates/default/apache.erb
index 5f7715744..96f11ca3c 100644
--- a/cookbooks/tile/templates/default/apache.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/tile/templates/default/apache.erb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   # Minimum expiry time for fresh tiles
   ModTileCacheDurationMinimum 10800
   ModTileCacheDurationMediumZoom 13 86400
-  ModTileCacheDurationLowZoom 9 518400
+  ModTileCacheDurationLowZoom 12 86400
 
   # Factor controlling effect of last modification time on expiry
   ModTileCacheLastModifiedFactor 0.20