diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
index db208dada4f..b2628f954fc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
         vol.Optional(CONF_PURGE_KEEP_DAYS):
             vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=1)),
         vol.Optional(CONF_PURGE_INTERVAL, default=1):
-            vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=1)),
+            vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=0)),
         vol.Optional(CONF_DB_URL): cv.string,
     })
 }, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     keep_days = conf.get(CONF_PURGE_KEEP_DAYS)
     purge_interval = conf.get(CONF_PURGE_INTERVAL)
 
-    if keep_days is None:
+    if keep_days is None and purge_interval != 0:
         _LOGGER.warning(
             "From version 0.64.0 the 'recorder' component will by default "
             "purge data older than 10 days. To keep data longer you must "
-            "configure a 'purge_keep_days' value.")
+            "configure 'purge_keep_days' or 'purge_interval'.")
 
     db_url = conf.get(CONF_DB_URL, None)
     if not db_url: