diff --git a/templates/admin/announcement_form.jet.html b/templates/admin/announcement_form.jet.html
index 7e96f0a4..5ce2bbe3 100644
--- a/templates/admin/announcement_form.jet.html
+++ b/templates/admin/announcement_form.jet.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         </div>
         <div class="form-group">
             <label for="duration">{{ T("duration")}})</label>
-            <input type="text" name="duration" id="duration" class="form-input up-input" placeholder="{{ T("hours")}}">
+            <input type="text" name="duration" id="duration" class="form-input up-input" value="1">
             {{ yield errors(name="Duration")}}
         </div>
         <button type="submit" class="form-input up-input btn-green">{{ T("save_changes")}}</button>