diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7a4082e..60dd6c3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { maybeUpdateLastConnectedAt } from "~/controllers/maybeUpdateLastConnect
 import { AnilistUpdateType } from "~/libs/anilist/updateType";
 import { calculateExponentialBackoff } from "~/libs/calculateExponentialBackoff";
 import type { QueueName } from "~/libs/tasks/queueName.ts";
-import type { QueueBody } from "~/libs/tasks/queueTask";
+import {
+  MAX_QUEUE_DELAY_SECONDS,
+  type QueueBody,
+} from "~/libs/tasks/queueTask";
 
 export const app = new OpenAPIHono<{ Bindings: Env }>();
 
@@ -146,11 +149,14 @@ function onMessageQueue<QN extends QueueName>(
       );
       console.error(error);
       message.retry({
-        delaySeconds: calculateExponentialBackoff({
-          attempt: message.attempts,
-          baseMin: retryDelayConfig[messageBatch.queue as QN]?.min,
-          absCap: retryDelayConfig[messageBatch.queue as QN]?.max,
-        }),
+        delaySeconds: Math.min(
+          calculateExponentialBackoff({
+            attempt: message.attempts,
+            baseMin: retryDelayConfig[messageBatch.queue as QN]?.min,
+            absCap: retryDelayConfig[messageBatch.queue as QN]?.max,
+          }),
+          MAX_QUEUE_DELAY_SECONDS,
+        ),
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts b/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts
index a928928..9a66331 100644
--- a/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts
+++ b/src/libs/tasks/processDelayedTasks.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 
 import type { DelayedTaskMetadata } from "./delayedTask";
 import { deserializeDelayedTask } from "./delayedTask";
-import { MAX_DELAY_SECONDS, queueTask } from "./queueTask";
+import { MAX_QUEUE_DELAY_SECONDS, queueTask } from "./queueTask";
 
 const RETRY_ALERT_THRESHOLD = 3;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function processDelayedTasks(env: Cloudflare.Env): Promise<void> {
   console.log(`Found ${keys.length} delayed tasks to check`);
 
   const currentTime = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
-  const maxQueueTime = currentTime + MAX_DELAY_SECONDS;
+  const maxQueueTime = currentTime + MAX_QUEUE_DELAY_SECONDS;
 
   let processedCount = 0;
   let queuedCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.spec.ts b/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.spec.ts
index f893af6..da3cc87 100644
--- a/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.spec.ts
+++ b/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.spec.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ describe("queueTask - delayed task handling", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("tasks with delay > 9 hours", () => {
-    it("stores task in KV when delay exceeds 9 hours", async () => {
+  describe("tasks with delay > 12 hours", () => {
+    it("stores task in KV when delay exceeds 12 hours", async () => {
       await queueTask(
         "NEW_EPISODE",
         { aniListId: 111, episodeNumber: 4 },
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ describe("queueTask - delayed task handling", () => {
       expect(queueSendSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("stores task in KV when delay is 9 hours + 1 second", async () => {
+    it("stores task in KV when delay is 12 hours + 1 second", async () => {
       await queueTask(
         "NEW_EPISODE",
         { aniListId: 222, episodeNumber: 5 },
         {
-          scheduleConfig: { delay: { hours: 9, seconds: 1 } },
+          scheduleConfig: { delay: { hours: 12, seconds: 1 } },
           env: mockEnv,
         },
       );
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe("queueTask - delayed task handling", () => {
   });
 
   describe("epoch time scheduling", () => {
-    it("queues directly when epoch time is within 9 hours", async () => {
+    it("queues directly when epoch time is within 12 hours", async () => {
       const futureTime = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 3600; // 1 hour from now
 
       await queueTask(
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe("queueTask - delayed task handling", () => {
       expect(kvPutSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("stores in KV when epoch time is beyond 9 hours", async () => {
+    it("stores in KV when epoch time is beyond 12 hours", async () => {
       const futureTime = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 24 * 3600; // 24 hours from now
 
       await queueTask(
diff --git a/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts b/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts
index 1a6baca..cb362b6 100644
--- a/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts
+++ b/src/libs/tasks/queueTask.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ interface QueueTaskOptionalArgs {
   env?: Cloudflare.Env;
 }
 
-export const MAX_DELAY_SECONDS = Duration.fromObject({ hours: 9 }).as(
+export const MAX_QUEUE_DELAY_SECONDS = Duration.fromObject({ hours: 12 }).as(
   "seconds",
 );
 
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export async function queueTask(
     req?.header(),
   );
 
-  // If delay exceeds 9 hours, store in KV for later processing
-  if (scheduleTime > MAX_DELAY_SECONDS) {
+  // If delay exceeds 12 hours, store in KV for later processing
+  if (scheduleTime > MAX_QUEUE_DELAY_SECONDS) {
     if (!env || !env.DELAYED_TASKS) {
       throw new Error("DELAYED_TASKS KV namespace not available");
     }
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ function buildTask(
       scheduleTime = Duration.fromDurationLike(delay).as("second");
     }
   }
-  const authorizationHeader = headers?.["X-Anilist-Token"] ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${headers["X-Anilist-Token"]}` } : {};
+  const authorizationHeader = headers?.["X-Anilist-Token"]
+    ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${headers["X-Anilist-Token"]}` }
+    : {};
 
   switch (queueName) {
     case "ANILIST_UPDATES":
diff --git a/wrangler.toml b/wrangler.toml
index 36ca112..305999e 100644
--- a/wrangler.toml
+++ b/wrangler.toml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ id = "c8db249d8ee7462b91f9c374321776e4"
 preview_id = "ff38240eb2aa4b1388c705f4974f5aec"
 
 [triggers]
-crons = ["0 */9 * * *"]
+crons = ["0 */12 * * *"]
 
 [[d1_databases]]
 binding = "DB"