diff --git a/files/slurm.conf b/files/slurm.conf
index ee2d1483289c5d2210fae9169e898cdfa97bd7ad..976442bdb852ad287979b099e8166cb64911acdb 100644
--- a/files/slurm.conf
+++ b/files/slurm.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ TaskPlugin=task/affinity
 #
 # TIMERS
 #KillWait=30
-#MinJobAge=300
+# 3 days
+MinJobAge=259200
 #SlurmctldTimeout=120
 #SlurmdTimeout=300
 #