diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ApplicationConfigurationController.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ApplicationConfigurationController.java
index 47e7c759f..ddfaf4c12 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ApplicationConfigurationController.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/ApplicationConfigurationController.java
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import com.knecon.fforesight.databasetenantcommons.providers.utils.MagicConverte
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.external.resource.ApplicationConfigurationResource;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.dossiertemplate.configuration.ApplicationConfig;
 
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
 import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ public class ApplicationConfigurationController implements ApplicationConfigurat
     @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('" + WRITE_APP_CONFIG + "')")
     public ApplicationConfig createOrUpdateAppConfig(@Valid @RequestBody ApplicationConfig appConfig) {
 
-        return MagicConverter.convert(applicationConfigService.saveApplicationConfiguration(MagicConverter.convert(appConfig, ApplicationConfigurationEntity.class)),
+        return MagicConverter.convert(applicationConfigService.saveApplicationConfiguration(convert(appConfig)),
                                       ApplicationConfig.class);
     }
 
@@ -41,4 +43,18 @@ public class ApplicationConfigurationController implements ApplicationConfigurat
         return MagicConverter.convert(applicationConfigService.getApplicationConfig(), ApplicationConfig.class);
     }
 
+
+    private ApplicationConfigurationEntity convert(ApplicationConfig appConfig){
+        var entity = ApplicationConfigurationEntity.builder()
+                .downloadCleanupDownloadFilesHours(appConfig.getDownloadCleanupDownloadFilesHours())
+                .downloadCleanupNotDownloadFilesHours(appConfig.getDownloadCleanupNotDownloadFilesHours())
+                .softDeleteCleanupTime(appConfig.getSoftDeleteCleanupTime())
+                .build();
+
+        if(appConfig.getHardDeleteCleanupRetryTime() != null){
+            entity.setHardDeleteCleanupRetryTime(appConfig.getHardDeleteCleanupRetryTime());
+        }
+        return entity;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/configuration/ApplicationConfigurationEntity.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/configuration/ApplicationConfigurationEntity.java
index e2f056b31..fe9ddfee9 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/configuration/ApplicationConfigurationEntity.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/entity/configuration/ApplicationConfigurationEntity.java
@@ -24,15 +24,19 @@ public class ApplicationConfigurationEntity {
     private final String id = ApplicationConfigurationEntity.ID;
 
     @Column
+    @Builder.Default
     private int downloadCleanupDownloadFilesHours = 8;
 
     @Column
+    @Builder.Default
     private int downloadCleanupNotDownloadFilesHours = 72;
 
     @Column
+    @Builder.Default
     private int softDeleteCleanupTime = 96;
 
     @Column
+    @Builder.Default
     private int hardDeleteCleanupRetryTime = 72;
 
 }
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/dossiertemplate/configuration/ApplicationConfig.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/dossiertemplate/configuration/ApplicationConfig.java
index 904dda344..6dd396d51 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/dossiertemplate/configuration/ApplicationConfig.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/dossiertemplate/configuration/ApplicationConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.dossiertemplate.configuration;
 
+import jakarta.annotation.Nullable;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Min;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public class ApplicationConfig {
     @Min(1)
     private int softDeleteCleanupTime;
     @Min(1)
-    private int hardDeleteCleanupRetryTime;
+    @Nullable
+    private Integer hardDeleteCleanupRetryTime;
 
 }