diff --git a/lemur/notifications/service.py b/lemur/notifications/service.py
index 2c29d94d..648c0dc4 100644
--- a/lemur/notifications/service.py
+++ b/lemur/notifications/service.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def create_default_expiration_notifications(name, recipients):
         },
     ]
 
-    intervals = current_app.config.get("LEMUR_DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_NOTIFICATION_INTERVALS")
+    intervals = current_app.config.get("LEMUR_DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_NOTIFICATION_INTERVALS", [30, 15, 2])
 
     notifications = []
     for i in intervals: