diff --git a/components/server/src/workspace/garbage-collector.ts b/components/server/src/workspace/garbage-collector.ts
index 989a5b1121aa22..88fa796617e428 100644
--- a/components/server/src/workspace/garbage-collector.ts
+++ b/components/server/src/workspace/garbage-collector.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ export class WorkspaceGarbageCollector {
     }
 
     public async garbageCollectWorkspacesIfLeader() {
+        const initialLockDurationMs = this.config.workspaceGarbageCollection.intervalSeconds * 1000;
         try {
-            await this.mutex.client().using(["workspace-gc"], 30 * 1000, async (signal) => {
+            await this.mutex.client().using(["workspace-gc"], initialLockDurationMs, async (signal) => {
                 log.info("wsgc: acquired workspace-gc lock. Collecting old workspaces");
                 try {
                     await this.softDeleteOldWorkspaces();