diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc3274e49..4eaa1c5ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ To set up middleware locally, follow these steps:
       REDIS_PORT=6385
       ANALYTICS_SERVER_PORT=9696
       SYNC_SERVER_PORT=9697
+      DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS=31
       ```
 
     - Start the backend servers
diff --git a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/code/sync/etl_handler.py b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/code/sync/etl_handler.py
index 7cf7b998b..01d9d5034 100644
--- a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/code/sync/etl_handler.py
+++ b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/code/sync/etl_handler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from os import getenv
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import List
 
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@
 
 
 class CodeETLHandler:
+
+    DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS = (
+        int(getenv("DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS")) if getenv("DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS") else 31
+    )
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         code_repo_service: CodeRepoService,
@@ -92,7 +98,10 @@ def __sync_revert_prs_mapping(
             LOG.error(f"Error syncing revert PRs for repo {org_repo.name}: {str(e)}")
             raise e
 
-    def __get_org_repo_bookmark(self, org_repo: OrgRepo, default_sync_days: int = 31):
+    def __get_org_repo_bookmark(
+        self, org_repo: OrgRepo, default_sync_days: int = DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS
+    ):
+
         bookmark = self.code_repo_service.get_org_repo_bookmark(
             org_repo, BookmarkType.PR
         )
diff --git a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/incidents/sync/etl_handler.py b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/incidents/sync/etl_handler.py
index 12695ca75..5481e6cd8 100644
--- a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/incidents/sync/etl_handler.py
+++ b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/incidents/sync/etl_handler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from os import getenv
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import List
 
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@
 
 
 class IncidentsETLHandler:
+
+    DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS = (
+        int(getenv("DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS")) if getenv("DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS") else 31
+    )
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         provider: IncidentProvider,
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ def _sync_service_incidents(self, service: OrgIncidentService):
             return
 
     def __get_incidents_bookmark(
-        self, service: OrgIncidentService, default_sync_days: int = 31
+        self, service: OrgIncidentService, default_sync_days: int = DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS
     ) -> IncidentsBookmark:
         bookmark = self.incident_repo_service.get_incidents_bookmark(
             str(service.id), IncidentBookmarkType.SERVICE, self.provider
diff --git a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_github_actions_handler.py b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_github_actions_handler.py
index 02af62c52..bc0f1c2eb 100644
--- a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_github_actions_handler.py
+++ b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_github_actions_handler.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from mhq.utils.log import LOG
 from mhq.utils.time import ISO_8601_DATE_FORMAT, time_now
 
-DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_SYNC_DAYS = 31
 WORKFLOW_PROCESSING_CHUNK_SIZE = 100
 
 
diff --git a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_handler.py b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_handler.py
index db5a15695..a5c0cb995 100644
--- a/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_handler.py
+++ b/backend/analytics_server/mhq/service/workflows/sync/etl_handler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from os import getenv
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import List, Tuple
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@
 
 
 class WorkflowETLHandler:
+
+    DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS = (
+        int(getenv("DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS")) if getenv("DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS") else 31
+    )
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         code_repo_service: CodeRepoService,
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ def _sync_repo_workflow(self, org_repo: OrgRepo, repo_workflow: RepoWorkflow):
             return
 
     def __get_repo_workflow_bookmark(
-        self, repo_workflow: RepoWorkflow, default_sync_days: int = 31
+        self, repo_workflow: RepoWorkflow, default_sync_days: int = DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS
     ) -> RepoWorkflowRunsBookmark:
         repo_workflow_bookmark = (
             self.workflow_repo_service.get_repo_workflow_runs_bookmark(repo_workflow.id)
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index 27cbb1486..e73a20759 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ ANALYTICS_SERVER_PORT=9696
 INTERNAL_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:9696
 INTERNAL_SYNC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:9697
 NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_ENVIRONMENT="development"
+DEFAULT_SYNC_DAYS=31