diff --git a/zerver/management/commands/delete_old_unclaimed_attachments.py b/zerver/management/commands/delete_old_unclaimed_attachments.py
index f188240c5d..8820e9cb6a 100644
--- a/zerver/management/commands/delete_old_unclaimed_attachments.py
+++ b/zerver/management/commands/delete_old_unclaimed_attachments.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def add_arguments(self, parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
         parser.add_argument('-w', '--weeks',
                             dest='delta_weeks',
-                            default=1,
+                            default=5,
+                            type=int,
                             help="Limiting value of how old the file can be.")
 
         parser.add_argument('-f', '--for-real',
@@ -26,13 +27,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
     def handle(self, *args: Any, **options: Any) -> None:
         delta_weeks = options['delta_weeks']
-        print("Deleting unclaimed attached files older than %s" % (delta_weeks,))
-        print("")
+        print("Deleting unclaimed attached files older than %s weeks" % (delta_weeks,))
 
         # print the list of files that are going to be removed
         old_attachments = get_old_unclaimed_attachments(delta_weeks)
         for old_attachment in old_attachments:
-            print("%s created at %s" % (old_attachment.file_name, old_attachment.create_time))
+            print("* %s created at %s" % (old_attachment.file_name, old_attachment.create_time))
 
         print("")
         if not options["for_real"]: