diff --git a/wcs/qommon/management/commands/cron.py b/wcs/qommon/management/commands/cron.py
index b7171c750..f32fbaf28 100644
--- a/wcs/qommon/management/commands/cron.py
+++ b/wcs/qommon/management/commands/cron.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 status, timestamp = sql.get_cron_status()
                 if status == 'running':
                     running += 1
-                    if now() - timestamp > datetime.timedelta(days=1):
+                    if now() - timestamp > datetime.timedelta(hours=6):
                         stalled_tenants.append(hostname)
                         CronJob.log('stalled tenant: %s' % hostname)
                         sql.mark_cron_status('done')