diff --git a/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts b/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts
index c68d859..a928928 100644
--- a/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts
+++ b/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 
 import type { DelayedTaskMetadata } from "./delayedTask";
 import { deserializeDelayedTask } from "./delayedTask";
-import { queueTask } from "./queueTask";
+import { MAX_DELAY_SECONDS, queueTask } from "./queueTask";
 
-const MAX_DELAY_SECONDS = 12 * 60 * 60; // 43,200 seconds (12 hours)
 const RETRY_ALERT_THRESHOLD = 3;
 
-export async function processDelayedTasks(
-  env: Cloudflare.Env,
-  ctx: ExecutionContext,
-): Promise<void> {
+export async function processDelayedTasks(env: Cloudflare.Env): Promise<void> {
   console.log("Starting delayed task processing cron job");
 
   const kvNamespace = env.DELAYED_TASKS;
@@ -31,7 +27,7 @@ export async function processDelayedTasks(
   console.log(`Found ${keys.length} delayed tasks to check`);
 
   const currentTime = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
-  const twelveHoursFromNow = currentTime + MAX_DELAY_SECONDS;
+  const maxQueueTime = currentTime + MAX_DELAY_SECONDS;
 
   let processedCount = 0;
   let queuedCount = 0;
@@ -40,16 +36,17 @@ export async function processDelayedTasks(
   for (const key of keys) {
     try {
       const value = await kvNamespace.get(key.name);
-      if (!value) {
-        console.warn(`Task key ${key.name} has no value, skipping`);
+      if (!value || value == "null") {
+        console.warn(`Task key ${key.name} has no value, removing`);
+        await kvNamespace.delete(key.name);
         continue;
       }
 
       const metadata: DelayedTaskMetadata = deserializeDelayedTask(value);
       processedCount++;
 
-      // Check if task is ready to be queued (within 12 hours of scheduled time)
-      if (metadata.scheduledEpochTime <= twelveHoursFromNow) {
+      // Check if task is ready to be queued (within 9 hours of scheduled time)
+      if (metadata.scheduledEpochTime <= maxQueueTime) {
         const remainingDelay = Math.max(
           0,
           metadata.scheduledEpochTime - currentTime,
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ export async function processDelayedTasks(
         }
       } else {
         const hoursUntilReady =
-          (metadata.scheduledEpochTime - twelveHoursFromNow) / 3600;
+          (metadata.scheduledEpochTime - maxQueueTime) / 3600;
         console.log(
           `Task ${metadata.taskId} not ready yet (${hoursUntilReady.toFixed(1)} hours until queueable)`,
         );
diff --git a/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts b/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts
index 83f4ec1..80c675e 100644
--- a/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts
+++ b/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ interface QueueTaskOptionalArgs {
   env?: Cloudflare.Env;
 }
 
+export const MAX_DELAY_SECONDS = Duration.fromObject({ hours: 9 }).as(
+  "seconds",
+);
+
 export async function queueTask(
   queueName: QueueName,
   body: QueueBody[QueueName],
@@ -42,8 +46,6 @@ export async function queueTask(
     req?.header(),
   );
 
-  const MAX_DELAY_SECONDS = Duration.fromObject({ hours: 9 }).as("seconds");
-
   // If delay exceeds 9 hours, store in KV for later processing
   if (scheduleTime > MAX_DELAY_SECONDS) {
     if (!env || !env.DELAYED_TASKS) {