diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 6abeabf8f..b4d132179 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ users:
     default: 24
     min: 1
   email_token_grace_period_hours: 0
-  purge_unactivated_users_grace_period_days: 7
+  purge_unactivated_users_grace_period_days: 14
   public_user_custom_fields:
     type: list
     default: ''