diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.ts
index 1326a6cd9d..b7dd7c96c1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class LocalTaskWorker {
           this.logger.warn(
             `Task worker failed unexpectedly, attempt number ${attemptNum}, ${e}`,
           );
-          await sleep(Duration.fromISO('P1S'));
+          await sleep(Duration.fromObject({ seconds: 1 }));
         }
       }
     })();
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index c19dedc117..07e1cd90ec 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class TaskWorker {
           this.logger.warn(
             `Task worker failed unexpectedly, attempt number ${attemptNum}, ${e}`,
           );
-          await sleep(Duration.fromISO('P1S'));
+          await sleep(Duration.fromObject({ seconds: 1 }));
         }
       }
     })();