diff --git a/server/cmd/museum/main.go b/server/cmd/museum/main.go
index e1a3622011..9ddb958596 100644
--- a/server/cmd/museum/main.go
+++ b/server/cmd/museum/main.go
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ func setupAndStartCrons(userAuthRepo *repo.UserAuthRepository, publicCollectionR
 		}
 	})
 
-	schedule(c, "@every 10m", func() {
+	schedule(c, "@every 8m", func() {
 		fileController.CleanupDeletedFiles()
 	})
 	schedule(c, "@every 101s", func() {
diff --git a/server/pkg/controller/file.go b/server/pkg/controller/file.go
index 0b2568ff5c..be9a553756 100644
--- a/server/pkg/controller/file.go
+++ b/server/pkg/controller/file.go
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ func (c *FileController) CleanupDeletedFiles() {
 	defer func() {
 		c.LockController.ReleaseLock(DeletedObjectQueueLock)
 	}()
-	items, err := c.QueueRepo.GetItemsReadyForDeletion(repo.DeleteObjectQueue, 2500)
+	items, err := c.QueueRepo.GetItemsReadyForDeletion(repo.DeleteObjectQueue, 5000)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to fetch items from queue")
 		return