diff --git a/lib/private/TaskProcessing/RemoveOldTasksBackgroundJob.php b/lib/private/TaskProcessing/RemoveOldTasksBackgroundJob.php
index c6f26e3aa8b65..42d073a024d31 100644
--- a/lib/private/TaskProcessing/RemoveOldTasksBackgroundJob.php
+++ b/lib/private/TaskProcessing/RemoveOldTasksBackgroundJob.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class RemoveOldTasksBackgroundJob extends TimedJob {
-	public const MAX_TASK_AGE_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 4; // 4 weeks
+	public const MAX_TASK_AGE_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 4; // 4 months
 	private \OCP\Files\IAppData $appData;
 
 	public function __construct(