diff --git a/src/components/orphan-cleanup-task-modal.tsx b/src/components/orphan-cleanup-task-modal.tsx
index 80b5609..9ee3cca 100644
--- a/src/components/orphan-cleanup-task-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/orphan-cleanup-task-modal.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   NumberInput,
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import React from 'react';
+import { FormFieldHelper } from 'src/components/form-field-helper';
 
 interface IProps {
   cancelAction: () => void;
@@ -48,14 +49,29 @@ export const OrphanCleanupTaskModal = (props: IProps) => {
                 orphan_protection_time: taskValue.orphan_protection_time - 1,
               });
             }}
+            onChange={(event) => {
+              // @ts-expect-error:Property 'value' does not exist on type 'EventTarget'.
+              const value = Number(event.target.value);
+              if (value < 0 || Number.isNaN(value)) {
+                updateTask({
+                  orphan_protection_time: 0,
+                });
+              } else {
+                updateTask({
+                  orphan_protection_time: value,
+                });
+              }
+            }}
             min={0}
-            max={100}
             onPlus={() => {
               updateTask({
                 orphan_protection_time: taskValue.orphan_protection_time + 1,
               });
             }}
           />
+          <FormFieldHelper>
+            {t`The value is in minutes. Usually the default is a day (1440). If set to zero it will clean all orphans.`}
+          </FormFieldHelper>
           <br />
         </FormGroup>
       </Form>
diff --git a/src/containers/task-management/task-list-view.tsx b/src/containers/task-management/task-list-view.tsx
index 56ed0d8..8ffad14 100644
--- a/src/containers/task-management/task-list-view.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/task-management/task-list-view.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ interface IState {
   repairTask: { verify_checksums: boolean };
 }
 
+const ORPHAN_PROTECTION_TIME = 1440;
+
 export class TaskListView extends Component<RouteProps, IState> {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ export class TaskListView extends Component<RouteProps, IState> {
         finished_before: `${today.getFullYear()}-${today.getMonth() + 1}-${today.getDate()}`,
         states: ['completed'],
       },
-      orphanCleanupTask: { orphan_protection_time: 0 },
+      orphanCleanupTask: { orphan_protection_time: ORPHAN_PROTECTION_TIME },
       repairTask: { verify_checksums: true },
     };
   }