diff --git a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
index 5b5320e..3ff5da7 100644
--- a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ profiles::yum::global::repos:
     baseurl: https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v1/local/rpm-internal/
     gpgcheck: false
     mirrorlist: absent
+    metadata_expire: '60'
   rpm-vendor:
     name: rpm-vendor
     descr: rpm-vendor repository
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ profiles::yum::global::repos:
     baseurl: https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v1/local/rpm-vendor/
     gpgcheck: false
     mirrorlist: absent
+    metadata_expire: '60'
   # Per-release variants, resolved from the host's EL major version so el8
   # hosts pull rpm-internal-el8/rpm-vendor-el8, el9 hosts el9, etc.
   rpm-internal-release:
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ profiles::yum::global::repos:
     baseurl: https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v1/local/rpm-internal-el%{facts.os.release.major}/
     gpgcheck: false
     mirrorlist: absent
+    metadata_expire: '60'
   rpm-vendor-release:
     name: rpm-vendor-el%{facts.os.release.major}
     descr: rpm-vendor-el%{facts.os.release.major} repository
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ profiles::yum::global::repos:
     baseurl: https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v1/local/rpm-vendor-el%{facts.os.release.major}/
     gpgcheck: false
     mirrorlist: absent
+    metadata_expire: '60'
 
   # Additional repositories - default to absent, roles can override with ensure: present
   # FRRouting repositories
diff --git a/hieradata/os/Fedora/all_releases.yaml b/hieradata/os/Fedora/all_releases.yaml
index 5e05288..4470b0b 100644
--- a/hieradata/os/Fedora/all_releases.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/os/Fedora/all_releases.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ profiles::yum::global::repos:
     baseurl: https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v1/local/rpm-internal-f%{facts.os.release.major}/
     gpgcheck: false
     mirrorlist: absent
+    metadata_expire: '60'
   rpm-vendor:
     name: rpm-vendor-f%{facts.os.release.major}
     descr: rpm-vendor-f%{facts.os.release.major} repository
@@ -67,3 +68,4 @@ profiles::yum::global::repos:
     baseurl: https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v1/local/rpm-vendor-f%{facts.os.release.major}/
     gpgcheck: false
     mirrorlist: absent
+    metadata_expire: '60'
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/dns/updater.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/dns/updater.pp
index 17d914d..7ee2641 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/dns/updater.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/dns/updater.pp
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ class profiles::dns::updater (
   Stdlib::AbsolutePath        $config_dir      = '/etc/dns-updater',
   Stdlib::AbsolutePath        $master_basedir  = lookup('profiles::dns::master::basedir'),
   # dns-updater daemon (replaces the dns-update shell script). 'latest' so hosts
-  # pick up new releases (e.g. the record filter); rpm-internal metadata_expire
-  # is 1h so this does not thrash.
+  # pick up new releases (e.g. the record filter).
   String                      $package_ensure   = 'latest',
   Stdlib::AbsolutePath        $api_socket       = '/run/dns-updater/api.sock',
   String                      $resync           = '10m',