diff --git a/core/api/src/app/lightning/get-held-invoices.ts b/core/api/src/app/lightning/get-held-invoices.ts
index ed83492a2f..f39c90d518 100644
--- a/core/api/src/app/lightning/get-held-invoices.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/app/lightning/get-held-invoices.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ErrorLevel, WalletCurrency } from "@/domain/shared"
-import { DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
+import { INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
 
 import { LndService } from "@/services/lnd"
 import { recordExceptionInCurrentSpan } from "@/services/tracing"
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export const getHeldInvoicesCount = async (): Promise<number | ApplicationError>
   const offChainService = LndService()
   if (offChainService instanceof Error) return offChainService
 
-  const { delay } = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS[WalletCurrency.Btc]
-  const createdAfter = new Date(new Date().getTime() - delay * 2 * 1000)
+  const { max } = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS[WalletCurrency.Btc]
+  const createdAfter = new Date(new Date().getTime() - max * 2 * 1000)
 
   const invoices = await Promise.all(
     offChainService.listActivePubkeys().map(async (pubkey) => {
diff --git a/core/api/src/app/wallets/add-invoice-for-wallet.ts b/core/api/src/app/wallets/add-invoice-for-wallet.ts
index 78a41d0cc4..5ccafec267 100644
--- a/core/api/src/app/wallets/add-invoice-for-wallet.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/app/wallets/add-invoice-for-wallet.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { AccountValidator } from "@/domain/accounts"
 import { checkedToLedgerExternalId } from "@/domain/ledger"
 import { checkedToWalletId } from "@/domain/wallets"
 import { RateLimitConfig } from "@/domain/rate-limit"
-import { checkedToMinutes } from "@/domain/primitives"
+import { checkedToMinutes, secondsToMinutes } from "@/domain/primitives"
 import { RateLimiterExceededError } from "@/domain/rate-limit/errors"
-import { DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
+import { INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
 import { WalletInvoiceBuilder } from "@/domain/wallet-invoices/wallet-invoice-builder"
 import { checkedToBtcPaymentAmount, checkedToUsdPaymentAmount } from "@/domain/shared"
 
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import {
   WalletsRepository,
 } from "@/services/mongoose"
 
-const defaultBtcExpiration = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS["BTC"].delayMinutes
-const defaultUsdExpiration = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS["USD"].delayMinutes
+const defaultBtcExpiration = secondsToMinutes(INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS["BTC"].defaultValue)
+const defaultUsdExpiration = secondsToMinutes(INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS["USD"].defaultValue)
 
 const addInvoiceForSelf = async ({
   walletId,
diff --git a/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/index.ts b/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/index.ts
index 7c435381a3..a24ef7752e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/index.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export { decodeInvoice } from "./ln-invoice"
 export {
   invoiceExpirationForCurrency,
   defaultTimeToExpiryInSeconds,
+  INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS,
 } from "./invoice-expiration"
 export * from "./errors"
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.ts b/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.ts
index d9de90a9e0..be805fd19b 100644
--- a/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@ import { toSeconds } from "@/domain/primitives"
 
 const SECS_PER_MIN = toSeconds(60)
 const SECS_PER_5_MINS = toSeconds(60 * 5)
-const SECS_PER_DAY = toSeconds(60 * 60 * 24)
+const SECS_PER_HOUR = toSeconds(60 * 60)
+const SECS_PER_DAY = toSeconds(SECS_PER_HOUR * 24)
 
 export const defaultTimeToExpiryInSeconds = SECS_PER_5_MINS
 
-export const DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS = {
-  BTC: { delay: SECS_PER_DAY, delayMinutes: (SECS_PER_DAY / SECS_PER_MIN) as Minutes },
-  USD: {
-    delay: defaultTimeToExpiryInSeconds,
-    delayMinutes: (defaultTimeToExpiryInSeconds / SECS_PER_MIN) as Minutes,
-  },
+export const INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS = {
+  BTC: { min: SECS_PER_MIN, max: SECS_PER_DAY, defaultValue: SECS_PER_HOUR },
+  USD: { min: SECS_PER_MIN, max: SECS_PER_5_MINS, defaultValue: SECS_PER_5_MINS },
 }
 
 export const invoiceExpirationForCurrency = (
@@ -20,9 +18,10 @@ export const invoiceExpirationForCurrency = (
   delay?: Seconds,
 ): InvoiceExpiration => {
   let expirationDelay = delay || toSeconds(0)
-  const { delay: defaultDelay } = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS[currency]
-  if (expirationDelay < SECS_PER_MIN || expirationDelay > defaultDelay) {
-    expirationDelay = defaultDelay
+  const { min, max, defaultValue } = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS[currency]
+  const isValidExpiration = expirationDelay >= min && expirationDelay <= max
+  if (!isValidExpiration) {
+    expirationDelay = defaultValue
   }
 
   const expirationTimestamp = now.getTime() + expirationDelay * 1000
diff --git a/core/api/src/domain/primitives/index.ts b/core/api/src/domain/primitives/index.ts
index 1918aceb14..21c3b9dbbe 100644
--- a/core/api/src/domain/primitives/index.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/domain/primitives/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import { InvalidMinutesError, InvalidPaginatedQueryArgsError } from "@/domain/errors"
+
 export const toSeconds = (seconds: number): Seconds => {
   return seconds as Seconds
 }
 
+const SECS_PER_MIN = toSeconds(60)
+export const secondsToMinutes = (seconds: number): Minutes => {
+  return (seconds / SECS_PER_MIN) as Minutes
+}
+
 export const toDays = (days: number): Days => {
   return days as Days
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/servers/trigger.ts b/core/api/src/servers/trigger.ts
index 16352f3245..76fac9ff82 100644
--- a/core/api/src/servers/trigger.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/servers/trigger.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { TxDecoder } from "@/domain/bitcoin/onchain"
 import { CacheKeys } from "@/domain/cache"
 import { CouldNotFindWalletFromOnChainAddressError } from "@/domain/errors"
 import { checkedToDisplayCurrency } from "@/domain/fiat"
-import { DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
+import { INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
 import { ErrorLevel, paymentAmountFromNumber, WalletCurrency } from "@/domain/shared"
 
 import { BriaSubscriber } from "@/services/bria"
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ const setupListenersForExistingHodlInvoices = async ({
   const lndService = LndService()
   if (lndService instanceof Error) return lndService
 
-  const { delay } = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS[WalletCurrency.Btc]
-  const createdAfter = new Date(new Date().getTime() - delay * 2 * 1000)
+  const { max } = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS[WalletCurrency.Btc]
+  const createdAfter = new Date(new Date().getTime() - max * 2 * 1000)
 
   const invoices = lndService.listInvoices({ pubkey, createdAfter })
   if (invoices instanceof Error) return invoices
diff --git a/core/api/test/integration/app/wallets/update-pending-invoices.spec.ts b/core/api/test/integration/app/wallets/update-pending-invoices.spec.ts
index 0f29fba01a..2109ecad5f 100644
--- a/core/api/test/integration/app/wallets/update-pending-invoices.spec.ts
+++ b/core/api/test/integration/app/wallets/update-pending-invoices.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { updatePendingInvoice } from "@/app/wallets/update-single-pending-invoic
 
 import { toMilliSatsFromNumber, toSats } from "@/domain/bitcoin"
 import { decodeInvoice, getSecretAndPaymentHash } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning"
-import { DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
+import { INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
 import { LedgerTransactionType } from "@/domain/ledger"
 import { WalletCurrency } from "@/domain/shared"
 import * as DisplayAmountsConverterImpl from "@/domain/fiat"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("update pending invoices", () => {
       )
       if (persisted instanceof Error) throw persisted
 
-      const usdDelayMs = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS.USD.delay * 1000
+      const usdDelayMs = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.USD.max * 1000
       const timeBuffer = 1000 // buffer for any time library discrepancies
       const pastCreatedAt = new Date(Date.now() - (usdDelayMs + timeBuffer))
       await WalletInvoice.findOneAndUpdate(
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe("update pending invoices", () => {
       )
       if (persisted instanceof Error) throw persisted
 
-      const btcDelayMs = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.delay * 1000
+      const btcDelayMs = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.max * 1000
       const timeBuffer = 1000 // buffer for any time library discrepancies
       const pastCreatedAt = new Date(Date.now() - (btcDelayMs + timeBuffer))
       await WalletInvoice.findOneAndUpdate(
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe("update pending invoices", () => {
     it("should be idempotent", async () => {
       const invoiceAmount = toSats(1)
       const { paymentHash } = getSecretAndPaymentHash()
-      const btcDelayMs = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.delay * 1000
+      const btcDelayMs = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.max * 1000
       const timeBuffer = 1000 // buffer for any time library discrepancies
       const pastCreatedAt = new Date(Date.now() - (btcDelayMs + timeBuffer))
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe("update pending invoices", () => {
     it("records transaction with ln-receive metadata on ln receive", async () => {
       const invoiceAmount = toSats(1)
       const { paymentHash } = getSecretAndPaymentHash()
-      const btcDelayMs = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.delay * 1000
+      const btcDelayMs = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.max * 1000
       const timeBuffer = 1000 // buffer for any time library discrepancies
       const pastCreatedAt = new Date(Date.now() - (btcDelayMs + timeBuffer))
 
diff --git a/core/api/test/unit/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.spec.ts b/core/api/test/unit/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.spec.ts
index 88b9a95842..9804f27c51 100644
--- a/core/api/test/unit/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.spec.ts
+++ b/core/api/test/unit/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { SECS_PER_10_MINS, SECS_PER_DAY } from "@/config"
 
+import {
+  invoiceExpirationForCurrency,
+  INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS,
+} from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning"
 import { toSeconds } from "@/domain/primitives"
 import { WalletCurrency } from "@/domain/shared"
-import { invoiceExpirationForCurrency } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning"
 
 describe("invoiceExpirationForCurrency", () => {
   const BTC = WalletCurrency.Btc
@@ -10,7 +13,9 @@ describe("invoiceExpirationForCurrency", () => {
   const now = new Date("2000-01-01T00:00:00Z")
 
   it("should return expiration for BTC currency with default delay", () => {
-    const expectedExpiration = new Date("2000-01-02T00:00:00.000Z")
+    const expectedExpiration = new Date(
+      now.getTime() + INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.BTC.defaultValue * 1000,
+    )
     let expiresAt = invoiceExpirationForCurrency(BTC, now)
     expect(expiresAt).toEqual(expectedExpiration)
 
@@ -28,7 +33,9 @@ describe("invoiceExpirationForCurrency", () => {
   })
 
   it("should return expiration for USD currency with default delay", () => {
-    const expectedExpiration = new Date("2000-01-01T00:05:00.000Z")
+    const expectedExpiration = new Date(
+      now.getTime() + INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.USD.defaultValue * 1000,
+    )
     let expiresAt = invoiceExpirationForCurrency(USD, now)
     expect(expiresAt).toEqual(expectedExpiration)
 
diff --git a/core/api/test/unit/domain/wallet-invoices/wallet-invoice-checker.spec.ts b/core/api/test/unit/domain/wallet-invoices/wallet-invoice-checker.spec.ts
index ee1e85ab1c..a2d92e6753 100644
--- a/core/api/test/unit/domain/wallet-invoices/wallet-invoice-checker.spec.ts
+++ b/core/api/test/unit/domain/wallet-invoices/wallet-invoice-checker.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
+import { INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS } from "@/domain/bitcoin/lightning/invoice-expiration"
 import { CouldNotFindWalletInvoiceError, RepositoryError } from "@/domain/errors"
 import { WalletCurrency } from "@/domain/shared"
 import { WalletInvoiceChecker } from "@/domain/wallet-invoices"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("WalletInvoiceChecker", () => {
     })
 
     it("returns true for expired usd invoice", () => {
-      const usdDelayMs = DEFAULT_EXPIRATIONS.USD.delay * 1000
+      const usdDelayMs = INVOICE_EXPIRATIONS.USD.max * 1000
       const timeBuffer = 1000 // buffer for any time library discrepancies
       const pastCreatedAt = new Date(Date.now() - (usdDelayMs + timeBuffer))
       expect(