diff --git a/onadata/settings/common.py b/onadata/settings/common.py
index ac7343e7c..9af88025e 100644
--- a/onadata/settings/common.py
+++ b/onadata/settings/common.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def skip_suspicious_operations(record):
 CELERY_TASK_DEFAULT_QUEUE = "kobocat_queue"
 
 
-MONGO_DB_MAX_TIME_MS = CELERY_TASK_TIME_LIMIT * 60 * 1000
+MONGO_DB_MAX_TIME_MS = CELERY_TASK_TIME_LIMIT * 1000
 
 # duration to keep zip exports before deletion (in seconds)
 ZIP_EXPORT_COUNTDOWN = 24 * 60 * 60