diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Retention/Feature/RetentionFeature.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Retention/Feature/RetentionFeature.cs
index cd8b661d2e..f299229094 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Retention/Feature/RetentionFeature.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Retention/Feature/RetentionFeature.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ public RetentionFeature(IModule module) : base(module)
     /// </summary>
     public Action<CleanupOptions> ConfigureCleanupOptions { get; set; } = _ => { };
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Defines the run interval of the cleanup job
+    /// </summary>
+    public TimeSpan SweepInterval { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromHours(4);
+
     /// <inheritdoc cref="FeatureBase" />
     public override void Apply()
     {
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ public override void Apply()
         Services.AddScoped<IRelatedEntityCollector, ActivityExecutionRecordCollector>();
         Services.AddScoped<IRelatedEntityCollector, WorkflowExecutionLogRecordCollector>();
 
-        Services.AddRecurringTask<CleanupRecurringTask>(TimeSpan.FromHours(4));
+        Services.AddRecurringTask<CleanupRecurringTask>(SweepInterval);
 
         foreach (var policy in this.GetPolicies())
         {