diff --git a/upub/core/src/config.rs b/upub/core/src/config.rs
index ec8e10f9..c78a20f9 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/config.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/config.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ pub struct SecurityConfig {
 
 	#[serde_inline_default(20)]
 	pub thread_crawl_depth: u32,
+
+	#[serde_inline_default(30)]
+	pub job_expiration_days: u32,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/job.rs b/upub/core/src/model/job.rs
index ac54d9bf..afcf15ca 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/job.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/job.rs
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ impl Model {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub fn expired(&self) -> bool {
-		chrono::Utc::now() - self.published > chrono::Duration::days(7)
-	}
-
 	pub fn repeat(self) -> ActiveModel {
 		ActiveModel {
 			internal: sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet,
diff --git a/upub/core/src/traits/process.rs b/upub/core/src/traits/process.rs
index 517d2ad7..9ccfd800 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/traits/process.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/traits/process.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use apb::{target::Addressed, Activity, Base, Object};
-use sea_orm::{sea_query::Expr, ActiveValue::{NotSet, Set}, ColumnTrait, Condition, DatabaseTransaction, EntityTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect, SelectColumns, TransactionTrait};
+use sea_orm::{sea_query::Expr, ActiveValue::{NotSet, Set}, ColumnTrait, Condition, DatabaseTransaction, EntityTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect, SelectColumns};
 use crate::{ext::{AnyQuery, LoggableError}, model, traits::{fetch::Pull, Addresser, Fetcher, Normalizer}};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
diff --git a/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs b/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs
index 23282e21..16d020fe 100644
--- a/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl JobDispatcher for Context {
 				},
 			}
 	
-			if job.expired() {
+			if chrono::Utc::now() > job.published + chrono::Duration::days(self.cfg().security.job_expiration_days as i64) {
 				tracing::info!("dropping expired job {job:?}");
 				restart!(now);
 			}