diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 5dddbc1f8881a0793e1ed08f3417b3cb9fd345ef..69b7c3beba20d7231f25f6aa38c7f943b2605bd4 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     minute: 0
     cron_file: borgmatic
     user: root
-    job: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic -v 1 create prune >> /var/log/borg.log 2>&1 && {{ lookup('healthchecks', '', user='root', jobname='borgmatic', schedule=['0',borgbackup_cron_hour|default('4'),'*','*','*']|join(' '), duration=7200) }}
+    job: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic -v 1 create prune >> /var/log/borg.log 2>&1 && {{ lookup('healthchecks', '', user='root', jobname='borgmatic', schedule=['0',borgbackup_cron_hour|default('4'),'*','*','*']|join(' '), duration={{  borgbackup_cron_duration|default(7200) }}) }}
   tags:
     - cron