diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java
index 3f5a9c5b6..b39d122f0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java
@@ -139,10 +139,7 @@ void unack(WorkflowModel workflowModel, long workflowOffsetTimeout) {
                 } else if (taskModel.getTaskType().equals(TaskType.TASK_TYPE_HUMAN)) {
                     postponeDurationSeconds = workflowOffsetTimeout;
                 } else {
-                    postponeDurationSeconds =
-                            (taskModel.getResponseTimeoutSeconds() != 0)
-                                    ? taskModel.getResponseTimeoutSeconds() + 1
-                                    : workflowOffsetTimeout;
+                    postponeDurationSeconds = workflowOffsetTimeout;
                 }
                 break;
             } else if (taskModel.getStatus() == Status.SCHEDULED) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java b/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java
index 53bd3bb48..042735b70 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInProgressWithResponseTimeoutSet() {
         workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
-                        DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), (responseTimeout + 1) * 1000);
+                        DECIDER_QUEUE,
+                        workflowModel.getWorkflowId(),
+                        defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds * 1000);
     }
 
     @Test