diff --git a/ee/tabby-db/src/threads.rs b/ee/tabby-db/src/threads.rs
index 7bcfd7a4f2a0..5be1ec75f1bb 100644
--- a/ee/tabby-db/src/threads.rs
+++ b/ee/tabby-db/src/threads.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ impl DbConn {
     }
 
     pub async fn delete_expired_ephemeral_threads(&self) -> Result<usize> {
-        let time = (Utc::now() - Duration::hours(4)).as_sqlite_datetime();
+        let time = (Utc::now() - Duration::days(7)).as_sqlite_datetime();
 
         let res = query!(
             r#"
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ mod tests {
         let _ephemeral_thread_id = db.create_thread(user_id, true).await.unwrap();
         let non_ephemeral_thread_id = db.create_thread(user_id, false).await.unwrap();
 
-        // Update the updated_at time to be 8 hours ago for all threads
-        sqlx::query!("UPDATE threads SET updated_at = DATETIME('now', '-8 hours')",)
+        // Update the updated_at time to be 8 days ago for all threads
+        sqlx::query!("UPDATE threads SET updated_at = DATETIME('now', '-8 days')",)
             .execute(&db.pool)
             .await
             .unwrap();