diff --git a/src/Jobs/Crontab.hs b/src/Jobs/Crontab.hs
index 8d782e0d7..a115c8c88 100644
--- a/src/Jobs/Crontab.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs/Crontab.hs
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ determineCrontab = execWriterT $ do
                                                                 , cronSecond = cronMatchOne 27
                                                                 }
         , cronRateLimit = nominalDay / 2        -- minimal time between two executions, before the second job is skipped
-        , cronNotAfter  = Left nominalDay       -- maximal delay of an execution, before it is skipped entirely
+        , cronNotAfter  = Left $ 1.5 * nominalDay       -- maximal delay of an execution, before it is skipped entirely
         }      
 
     whenIsJust appQualificationCheckHour $ \hour -> tell $ HashMap.singleton
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ determineCrontab = execWriterT $ do
                                                                 , cronSecond = cronMatchOne 27
                                                                 }
         , cronRateLimit = nominalDay / 2        -- minimal time between two executions, before the second job is skipped
-        , cronNotAfter  = Left nominalDay       -- maximal delay of an execution, before it is skipped entirely
+        , cronNotAfter  = Left $ 1.5 * nominalDay       -- maximal delay of an execution, before it is skipped entirely
         }   
 
     let