diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 231ced9..a3c7ee0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ We retain two different snapshot chains, one for `pacman` transactions that only
 
 Whenever an important package is affected by a transaction a snapshot goes into the corresponding chain. In all other cases - when an important package is not affected - snapshots go into the trivial chain.
 
-The _trivial_ snapshot chain by default keeps 25 snapshots, the _important_ chain keeps 5. The thought process here is that you will likely not futz around with a kernel every day whereas you may very well install arbitrary packages multiple times a day. Snapshots should keep you safe for a couple of days hence the defaults of 5 and 25 snapshots, respectively.
+The _trivial_ snapshot chain by default keeps 25 snapshots, the _important_ chain keeps 10. The thought process here is that you will likely not futz around with a kernel every day whereas you may very well install arbitrary packages multiple times a day. Snapshots should keep you safe for a couple of days hence the defaults of 10 and 25 snapshots, respectively.
 
 Snapshots may look like so:
 ```
diff --git a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf
index c2040d9..c145ee8 100644
--- a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf
+++ b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ important_names='linux|systemd|zfs-(dkms|utils)'
 
 # Number snapshots to keep
 snaps_trivial_keep='25'
-snaps_important_keep='5'
+snaps_important_keep='10'
 
 # Which suffix to use in snapshot names to identify snapshots before a
 # trivial pacman operation and before important pacman operations.