diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts
index ea1e328bc2..d3038a44b1 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts
@@ -1550,9 +1550,9 @@ dbTest("queue nan delay", async (db) => {
 });
 
 dbTest("queue large delay", async (db) => {
-  await db.enqueue("test", { delay: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 });
+  await db.enqueue("test", { delay: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 });
   await assertRejects(async () => {
-    await db.enqueue("test", { delay: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 + 1 });
+    await db.enqueue("test", { delay: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 + 1 });
   }, TypeError);
 });
 
diff --git a/ext/kv/01_db.ts b/ext/kv/01_db.ts
index a1015d55df..e934a3b6dc 100644
--- a/ext/kv/01_db.ts
+++ b/ext/kv/01_db.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ async function openKv(path: string) {
   return new Kv(rid, kvSymbol);
 }
 
-const millisecondsInOneWeek = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const maxQueueDelay = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 function validateQueueDelay(delay: number) {
   if (delay < 0) {
     throw new TypeError("delay cannot be negative");
   }
-  if (delay > millisecondsInOneWeek) {
-    throw new TypeError("delay cannot be greater than one week");
+  if (delay > maxQueueDelay) {
+    throw new TypeError("delay cannot be greater than 30 days");
   }
   if (isNaN(delay)) {
     throw new TypeError("delay cannot be NaN");