diff --git a/modules/container-definition/README.md b/modules/container-definition/README.md
index 665c1c4..db723f5 100644
--- a/modules/container-definition/README.md
+++ b/modules/container-definition/README.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_cloudwatch_log_group_class"></a> [cloudwatch\_log\_group\_class](#input\_cloudwatch\_log\_group\_class) | Specified the log class of the log group. Possible values are: `STANDARD` or `INFREQUENT_ACCESS` | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_cloudwatch_log_group_kms_key_id"></a> [cloudwatch\_log\_group\_kms\_key\_id](#input\_cloudwatch\_log\_group\_kms\_key\_id) | If a KMS Key ARN is set, this key will be used to encrypt the corresponding log group. Please be sure that the KMS Key has an appropriate key policy (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/encrypt-log-data-kms.html) | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_cloudwatch_log_group_name"></a> [cloudwatch\_log\_group\_name](#input\_cloudwatch\_log\_group\_name) | Custom name of CloudWatch log group for a service associated with the container definition | `string` | `null` | no |
-| <a name="input_cloudwatch_log_group_retention_in_days"></a> [cloudwatch\_log\_group\_retention\_in\_days](#input\_cloudwatch\_log\_group\_retention\_in\_days) | Number of days to retain log events. Default is 30 days | `number` | `14` | no |
+| <a name="input_cloudwatch_log_group_retention_in_days"></a> [cloudwatch\_log\_group\_retention\_in\_days](#input\_cloudwatch\_log\_group\_retention\_in\_days) | Number of days to retain log events. Set to `0` to keep logs indefinitely | `number` | `14` | no |
 | <a name="input_cloudwatch_log_group_use_name_prefix"></a> [cloudwatch\_log\_group\_use\_name\_prefix](#input\_cloudwatch\_log\_group\_use\_name\_prefix) | Determines whether the log group name should be used as a prefix | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_command"></a> [command](#input\_command) | The command that's passed to the container | `list(string)` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_cpu"></a> [cpu](#input\_cpu) | The number of cpu units to reserve for the container. This is optional for tasks using Fargate launch type and the total amount of `cpu` of all containers in a task will need to be lower than the task-level cpu value | `number` | `null` | no |
diff --git a/modules/container-definition/variables.tf b/modules/container-definition/variables.tf
index c32ec33..82e451b 100644
--- a/modules/container-definition/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/container-definition/variables.tf
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ variable "cloudwatch_log_group_class" {
 }
 
 variable "cloudwatch_log_group_retention_in_days" {
-  description = "Number of days to retain log events. Default is 30 days"
+  description = "Number of days to retain log events. Set to `0` to keep logs indefinitely"
   type        = number
   default     = 14
 }