diff --git a/doc/htconfig.md b/doc/htconfig.md
index 0b9d1cdd2b..977bf1dbcc 100644
--- a/doc/htconfig.md
+++ b/doc/htconfig.md
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ Example: To set the automatic database cleanup process add this line to your .ht
 
 * **allowed_link_protocols** (Array) - Allowed protocols in links URLs, add at your own risk. http is always allowed.
 * **always_show_preview** (Boolean) - Only show small preview picures. Default value is false.
-* **block_local_dir** (Boolean) - Blocks the access to the directory of the local users.
+* **archival_days** (Integer) - Number of days that we try to deliver content before we archive a contact. Defaults to 32.
 * **auth_cookie_lifetime** (Integer) - Number of days that should pass without any activity before a user who chose "Remember me" when logging in is considered logged out. Defaults to 7.
+* **block_local_dir** (Boolean) - Blocks the access to the directory of the local users.
 * **config_adapter** (jit|preload) - Allow to switch the configuration adapter to improve performances at the cost of memory consumption. Default value is "jit"
 * **curl_range_bytes** - Maximum number of bytes that should be fetched. Default is 0, which mean "no limit".
 * **db_log** - Name of a logfile to log slow database queries
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 60dec8b289..1354bbdb89 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			 */
 
 			/// @todo Check for contact vitality via probing
-			$expiry = $contact['term-date'] . ' + 32 days ';
+			$archival_days = Config::get('system', 'archival_days', 32);
+
+			$expiry = $contact['term-date'] . ' + ' . $archival_days . ' days ';
 			if (DateTimeFormat::utcNow() > DateTimeFormat::utc($expiry)) {
 				/* Relationship is really truly dead. archive them rather than
 				 * delete, though if the owner tries to unarchive them we'll start
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index 79e7c09637..0e5f0c27f1 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@ class Diaspora
 			}
 		}
 
-		logger("transmit: ".$logid."-".$guid." returns: ".$return_code);
+		logger("transmit: ".$logid."-".$guid." to ".$dest_url." returns: ".$return_code);
 
 		if (!$return_code || (($return_code == 503) && (stristr($a->get_curl_headers(), "retry-after")))) {
 			if (!$no_queue && ($contact['contact-type'] != ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY)) {
diff --git a/src/Worker/Queue.php b/src/Worker/Queue.php
index 5c8942db2a..57f6e92774 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Queue.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Queue.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Queue
 					logger("Check server " . $server . " (" . $contact["network"] . ")");
 
 					$vital = PortableContact::checkServer($server, $contact["network"], true);
-					Cache::set($cachekey_server . $server, $vital, CACHE_QUARTER_HOUR);
+					Cache::set($cachekey_server . $server, $vital, CACHE_MINUTE);
 				}
 
 				if (!is_null($vital) && !$vital) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Queue
 					QueueModel::removeItem($q_item['id']);
 				} else {
 					QueueModel::updateTime($q_item['id']);
-					Cache::set($cachekey_deadguy . $contact['notify'], true, CACHE_QUARTER_HOUR);
+					Cache::set($cachekey_deadguy . $contact['notify'], true, CACHE_MINUTE);
 				}
 				break;
 			case NETWORK_OSTATUS:
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Queue
 
 				if ($deliver_status == -1) {
 					QueueModel::updateTime($q_item['id']);
-					Cache::set($cachekey_deadguy . $contact['notify'], true, CACHE_QUARTER_HOUR);
+					Cache::set($cachekey_deadguy . $contact['notify'], true, CACHE_MINUTE);
 				} else {
 					QueueModel::removeItem($q_item['id']);
 				}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Queue
 					QueueModel::removeItem($q_item['id']);
 				} else {
 					QueueModel::updateTime($q_item['id']);
-					Cache::set($cachekey_deadguy . $contact['notify'], true, CACHE_QUARTER_HOUR);
+					Cache::set($cachekey_deadguy . $contact['notify'], true, CACHE_MINUTE);
 				}
 				break;