diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
index 3e3da4b5..64320a4c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ sub updateJobset {
         , enableemail => defined $c->stash->{params}->{enableemail} ? 1 : 0
         , emailoverride => trim($c->stash->{params}->{emailoverride}) || ""
         , hidden => defined $c->stash->{params}->{visible} ? 0 : 1
-        , keepnr => int(trim($c->stash->{params}->{keepnr})) || 3
+        , keepnr => int(trim($c->stash->{params}->{keepnr}))
         , checkinterval => int(trim($c->stash->{params}->{checkinterval}))
         , triggertime => $enabled ? $jobset->triggertime // time() : undef
         });