diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts
index eca380537..382318945 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts
@@ -390,6 +390,15 @@ export class SuperSimpleQueueHelper implements ISuperSimpleQueueHelper {
 				const settings = await this.settingsService.getDBSettings();
 
 				const checkTTL = settings.checkTTL; // Check TTL is in DAYS, not MS
+
+				if (checkTTL === 366) {
+					this.logger.info({
+						message: `Check TTL is set to unlimited, skipping cleanup`,
+						service: SERVICE_NAME,
+						method: "getCleanupRetentionJob",
+					});
+					return;
+				}
 				const checkTTLInMs = checkTTL * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 				const cutoffDate = new Date(Date.now() - checkTTLInMs);
 				const deleteCount = await this.checkService.deleteOlderThan(cutoffDate);
diff --git a/server/src/validation/settingsValidation.ts b/server/src/validation/settingsValidation.ts
index ee2a2ee87..0aeec943f 100644
--- a/server/src/validation/settingsValidation.ts
+++ b/server/src/validation/settingsValidation.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 
 export const updateAppSettingsBodyValidation = z
 	.object({
-		checkTTL: z.union([z.number(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
+		checkTTL: z.union([z.number().int().min(1).max(366), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 		systemEmailPort: z.union([z.number(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 
 		pagespeedApiKey: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),