diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
index 0ce4e38659..35119368fa 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
 import { DateTime, Duration } from 'luxon';
 import { TaskRecovery, TaskSpec } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
 import { trimEventsTillLastRecovery } from './taskRecoveryHelper';
+import { intervalFromNowTill } from './dbUtil';
 
 const migrationsDir = resolvePackagePath(
   '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend',
@@ -294,18 +295,7 @@ export class DatabaseTaskStore implements TaskStore {
     tasks: { taskId: string; recovery?: TaskRecovery }[];
   }> {
     const { timeoutS } = options;
-    let heartbeatInterval = this.db.raw(`? - interval '${timeoutS} seconds'`, [
-      this.db.fn.now(),
-    ]);
-    if (this.db.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
-      heartbeatInterval = this.db.raw(
-        `date_sub(now(), interval ${timeoutS} second)`,
-      );
-    } else if (this.db.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
-      heartbeatInterval = this.db.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [
-        `-${timeoutS} seconds`,
-      ]);
-    }
+    const heartbeatInterval = intervalFromNowTill(timeoutS, this.db);
     const rawRows = await this.db<RawDbTaskRow>('tasks')
       .where('status', 'processing')
       .andWhere('last_heartbeat_at', '<=', heartbeatInterval);
@@ -498,19 +488,7 @@ export class DatabaseTaskStore implements TaskStore {
     const timeoutS = Duration.fromObject(options.timeout).as('seconds');
 
     await this.db.transaction(async tx => {
-      let heartbeatInterval = this.db.raw(
-        `? - interval '${timeoutS} seconds'`,
-        [this.db.fn.now()],
-      );
-      if (this.db.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
-        heartbeatInterval = this.db.raw(
-          `date_sub(now(), interval ${timeoutS} second)`,
-        );
-      } else if (this.db.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
-        heartbeatInterval = this.db.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [
-          `-${timeoutS} seconds`,
-        ]);
-      }
+      const heartbeatInterval = intervalFromNowTill(timeoutS, this.db);
 
       const result = await tx<RawDbTaskRow>('tasks')
         .where('status', 'processing')
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/dbUtil.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/dbUtil.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ccc17b8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/dbUtil.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import knexFactory, { Knex } from 'knex';
+import { intervalFromNowTill } from './dbUtil';
+
+class KnexBuilder {
+  public build(client: string): Knex {
+    return knexFactory({ client, useNullAsDefault: true });
+  }
+}
+
+describe('util', () => {
+  describe('intervalFromNowTill', () => {
+    const databases = [
+      { client: 'sqlite3', expected: "datetime('now', '-5 seconds')" },
+      { client: 'mysql', expected: 'date_sub(now(), interval 5 second)' },
+      { client: 'pg', expected: "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - interval '5 seconds'" },
+    ];
+
+    it.each(databases)('for client $client', ({ client, expected }) => {
+      const knex = new KnexBuilder().build(client);
+      const result = intervalFromNowTill(5, knex);
+
+      expect(result.toString()).toBe(expected);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/dbUtil.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/dbUtil.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afc4e8c0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/dbUtil.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { Knex } from 'knex';
+
+export const intervalFromNowTill = (timeoutS: number, knex: Knex) => {
+  let heartbeatInterval = knex.raw(`? - interval '${timeoutS} seconds'`, [
+    knex.fn.now(),
+  ]);
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
+    heartbeatInterval = knex.raw(
+      `date_sub(now(), interval ${timeoutS} second)`,
+    );
+  } else if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
+    heartbeatInterval = knex.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [
+      `-${timeoutS} seconds`,
+    ]);
+  }
+  return heartbeatInterval;
+};