diff --git a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2 b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
index dabf46b4ad..3722f89a45 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ config = {
         "build_group": "build",
         "for_arch": "x86_64",
         "repo_cache_items": 10,
-        "keep_build_deps_for": 5,
+        "keep_build_deps_for": 1,
         "local": False,
         "arches": ['x86_64', 'i386'],
         {% if env == 'staging' %}