diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/cleanup_facts.py b/awx/main/management/commands/cleanup_facts.py
index a709f81c1a..f6b3c76b26 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/cleanup_facts.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/cleanup_facts.py
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
         make_option('--older_than',
                     dest='older_than',
-                    default=None,
-                    help='Specify the relative time to consider facts older than (w)eek (d)ay or (y)ear (i.e. 5d, 2w, 1y).'),
+                    default='30d',
+                    help='Specify the relative time to consider facts older than (w)eek (d)ay or (y)ear (i.e. 5d, 2w, 1y). Defaults to 30d.'),
         make_option('--granularity',
                     dest='granularity',
-                    default=None,
-                    help='Window duration to group same hosts by for deletion (w)eek (d)ay or (y)ear (i.e. 5d, 2w, 1y).'),
+                    default='1w',
+                    help='Window duration to group same hosts by for deletion (w)eek (d)ay or (y)ear (i.e. 5d, 2w, 1y). Defaults to 1w.'),
         make_option('--module',
                     dest='module',
                     default=None,