diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
index 12d33fbf2e..91eac74bb2 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ critpath.num_admin_approvals = 0
 # it can reach the stable repository
 fedora.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
 fedora_container.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
-fedora_epel.mandatory_days_in_testing = 14
-fedora_epel_modular.mandatory_days_in_testing = 14
+fedora_epel.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
+fedora_epel_modular.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
 fedora_epel_next.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
 fedora_flatpak.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
 fedora_modular.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7