diff --git a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 0308d9a..e66b0bb 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 						</label>
 						<?php 
 							$expire_extra = 'id="expire" class="select" tabindex="7"';
-                            $default_expiration = '10080'; // 1 week
+                            $default_expiration = config_item('default_expiration');
 							$options = array(
                                         "burn" => lang('exp_burn'),
                                         "5" => lang('exp_5min'),
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 9e754e6..a8e960e 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 				</label>
 				<?php 
 					$expire_extra = 'id="expire" class="select" tabindex="7"';
-                    $default_expiration = '10080'; // 1 week
+                    $default_expiration = config_item('default_expiration');
 					$options = array(
 									"burn" => lang('exp_burn'),
 									"5" => lang('exp_5min'),