diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
index 72d1567..aa11f7f 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ BACKUP_PROVIDER_ENVS = {
     "location": "BACKUP_LOCATION",
 }
 
+AUTOBACKUP_JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS = 60 * 60  # one hour
+
 
 class NotDeadError(AssertionError):
     """
@@ -316,6 +318,8 @@ class Backups:
             raise error
 
         Jobs.update(job, status=JobStatus.FINISHED)
+        if reason in [BackupReason.AUTO, BackupReason.PRE_RESTORE]:
+            Jobs.set_expiration(job, AUTOBACKUP_JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS)
         return snapshot
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py
index 3fe452b..05b5ab8 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ class Jobs:
 
         return job
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def set_expiration(job: Job, expiration_seconds: int) -> Job:
+        redis = RedisPool().get_connection()
+        key = _redis_key_from_uuid(job.uid)
+        if redis.exists(key):
+            redis.expire(key, expiration_seconds)
+        return job
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_job(uid: str) -> typing.Optional[Job]:
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_jobs.py b/tests/test_jobs.py
index 0a4271e..64cf457 100644
--- a/tests/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/test_jobs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 import pytest
+from time import sleep
 
 from selfprivacy_api.jobs import Jobs, JobStatus
 import selfprivacy_api.jobs as jobsmodule
@@ -49,6 +50,20 @@ def test_remove_get_nonexistent(jobs_with_one_job):
     assert jobs_with_one_job.get_job(uid_str) is None
 
 
+def test_set_zeroing_ttl(jobs_with_one_job):
+    test_job = jobs_with_one_job.get_jobs()[0]
+    jobs_with_one_job.set_expiration(test_job, 0)
+    assert jobs_with_one_job.get_jobs() == []
+
+
+def test_not_zeroing_ttl(jobs_with_one_job):
+    test_job = jobs_with_one_job.get_jobs()[0]
+    jobs_with_one_job.set_expiration(test_job, 1)
+    assert len(jobs_with_one_job.get_jobs()) == 1
+    sleep(1.2)
+    assert len(jobs_with_one_job.get_jobs()) == 0
+
+
 def test_jobs(jobs_with_one_job):
     jobs = jobs_with_one_job
     test_job = jobs_with_one_job.get_jobs()[0]