diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/InstanceSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/InstanceSettings.svelte
index 4b6b00905d..eb94b0add0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/InstanceSettings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/InstanceSettings.svelte
@@ -456,7 +456,9 @@
 											{:else if setting.fieldType == 'seconds'}
 												<div>
 													<SecondsInput
-														disabled={true || (setting.ee_only != undefined && !$enterpriseLicense)}
+														max={setting.ee_only != undefined && !$enterpriseLicense
+															? 60 * 60 * 24 * 30
+															: undefined}
 														bind:seconds={values[setting.key]}
 													/>
 												</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/common/seconds/SecondsInput.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/common/seconds/SecondsInput.svelte
index 74f988b5bc..c38b118eb5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/common/seconds/SecondsInput.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/common/seconds/SecondsInput.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 	export let seconds = 0
 	export let hideDisplay = false
 	export let disabled = false
+	export let max: number | undefined = undefined
+
 	let day: TimeUnit = undefined
 	let hour: TimeUnit = undefined
 	let min: TimeUnit = undefined
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@
 			(min || 0) * ONE_MINUTE_IN_SECONDS +
 			(sec || 0)
 		if (seconds < 0) seconds = 0
+		if (max && seconds > max) {
+			seconds = max
+		}
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/instanceSettings.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/instanceSettings.ts
index b3f7bb3f6f..9fa0085a4b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/instanceSettings.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/instanceSettings.ts
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ export const settings: Record<string, Setting[]> = {
 		{
 			label: 'Retention Period in secs',
 			key: 'retention_period_secs',
-			description: 'How long to keep the jobs data in the database.',
+			description: 'How long to keep the jobs data in the database (max 30 days on CE)',
 			fieldType: 'seconds',
 			placeholder: '30',
 			storage: 'setting',
-			ee_only: 'You can only adjust this setting in the EE version',
+			ee_only: 'You can only adjust this setting to above 30 days in the EE version',
 			cloudonly: false
 		},
 		{