diff --git a/server/pkg/controller/replication3.go b/server/pkg/controller/replication3.go
index a57a372fab..5f611cf215 100644
--- a/server/pkg/controller/replication3.go
+++ b/server/pkg/controller/replication3.go
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	slowUploadThreshold = 2 * time.Second
-	slowSpeedThreshold  = 0.5 // MB/s
+	slowUploadThreshold             = 2 * time.Second
+	slowSpeedThreshold              = 0.5 // MB/s
+	replicationDelayForStaleObjects = 30
 )
 
 // ReplicationController3 oversees version 3 of our object replication.
@@ -251,11 +252,11 @@ func (c *ReplicationController3) tryReplicate() error {
 		}
 
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "size of the uploaded file") {
-			delayErr := c.ObjectCopiesRepo.DelayNextAttemptByDays(context.Background(), objectKey, 7)
+			delayErr := c.ObjectCopiesRepo.DelayNextAttemptByDays(context.Background(), objectKey, replicationDelayForStaleObjects)
 			if delayErr != nil {
-				logger.WithError(delayErr).Error("Failed to delay next attempt by 7 days")
+				logger.WithError(delayErr).Error("Failed to delay next attempt")
 			} else {
-				discordAlert := fmt.Sprintf("🔥 Size mismatch for object %s, failed to delay next attempt by 7 days", objectKey)
+				discordAlert := fmt.Sprintf("🔥 Size mismatch for object %s, deferred next attemp for %d days", objectKey, replicationDelayForStaleObjects)
 				c.notifyDiscord(discordAlert)
 			}
 		}