diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index e5eb48b..393f738 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_user_policy" "cd" {
  */
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "logs" {
   name              = local.app_name_and_env
-  retention_in_days = 30
+  retention_in_days = var.log_retention_in_days
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/test/test.tf b/test/test.tf
index 72bb712..5b58058 100644
--- a/test/test.tf
+++ b/test/test.tf
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module "full" {
     timeout             = 10
     unhealthy_threshold = 3
   }
+  log_retention_in_days = 60
   asg_tags = {
     foo = "bar",
   }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 8f2200e..a1ac16b 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ variable "create_dashboard" {
   type        = bool
 }
 
+variable "log_retention_in_days" {
+  description = "Number of days to retain CloudWatch application logs"
+  default     = 30
+  type        = number
+}
+
 
 /*
  * DNS configuration