diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py
index 4fa820c..9e4d961 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from selfprivacy_api.utils.redis_pool import RedisPool
 
+JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS = 10 * 24 * 60 * 60  # ten days
+
 
 class JobStatus(Enum):
     """
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@ class Jobs:
         key = redis_key_from_uuid(job.uid)
         if r.exists(key):
             store_job_as_hash(r, key, job)
+            if status in (JobStatus.FINISHED, JobStatus.ERROR):
+                r.expire(key, JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS)
 
         return job
 
diff --git a/tests/test_jobs.py b/tests/test_jobs.py
index 65d58e4..371dca4 100644
--- a/tests/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/test_jobs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from selfprivacy_api.jobs import Jobs, JobStatus
+import selfprivacy_api.jobs as jobsmodule
 
 
 def test_jobs(authorized_client, jobs_file, shared_datadir):
@@ -30,6 +31,19 @@ def test_jobs(authorized_client, jobs_file, shared_datadir):
 
     assert jobs.get_jobs() == [test_job]
 
+    backup = jobsmodule.JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS
+    jobsmodule.JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS = 0
+
+    jobs.update(
+        job=test_job,
+        status=JobStatus.FINISHED,
+        status_text="Yaaay!",
+        progress=100,
+    )
+
+    assert jobs.get_jobs() == []
+    jobsmodule.JOB_EXPIRATION_SECONDS = backup
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_subprocess_run(mocker):