diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxs.h b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxs.h
index 100a93a23..28d4ce8a9 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxs.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxs.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef std::map<RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair, std::vector<RsGxsMsgMetaData*> > MsgRelatedM
 
 // Default values that are used throughout GXS code
 
-static const uint32_t RS_GXS_DEFAULT_MSG_STORE_PERIOD = 86400 * 30 * 6 ;	// six months. Default time for which messages are keps in the database.
+static const uint32_t RS_GXS_DEFAULT_MSG_STORE_PERIOD = 86400 * 365    ;	// 1 year. Default time for which messages are keps in the database.
 static const uint32_t RS_GXS_DEFAULT_MSG_SEND_PERIOD  = 86400 * 30 * 1 ;	// one month.  Default delay after which we don't send messages
 static const uint32_t RS_GXS_DEFAULT_MSG_REQ_PERIOD   = 86400 * 30 * 1 ;	// one month.  Default Delay after which we don't request messages
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc
index 205711e84..2e310e8fa 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <typeinfo>
 
 #include "rsgxsnetservice.h"
 #include "gxssecurity.h"