diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/ensure_db_consistency.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/ensure_db_consistency.rb
index 9b52179803..ca3104522a 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/ensure_db_consistency.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/ensure_db_consistency.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Jobs
   # various consistency checks
   class EnsureDbConsistency < Jobs::Scheduled
-    every 1.day
+    every 12.hours
 
     def execute(args)
       TopicUser.ensure_consistency!