diff --git a/roles/abrt/faf-local/defaults/main.yml b/roles/abrt/faf-local/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d1bb7680b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/abrt/faf-local/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+# +n = greater; -n = less; n = exactly n days
+archive_age: '+14'
diff --git a/roles/abrt/faf-local/tasks/cron.yml b/roles/abrt/faf-local/tasks/cron.yml
index 650b86c722..84d8104641 100644
--- a/roles/abrt/faf-local/tasks/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/abrt/faf-local/tasks/cron.yml
@@ -116,4 +116,5 @@
     state: present
   when: not devel
 
-
+- name: install cron for deleting old archives
+  cron: name="rotate_faf_archives" special_time="daily" job="find '/srv/faf/reports/archives/' -type f -name '*.tar.xz' -mtime '{{archive_age}}' -delete" user="faf"