diff --git a/.changeset/tricky-phones-sing.md b/.changeset/tricky-phones-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df588fe585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tricky-phones-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-tasks': patch
+---
+
+Correctly set next run time for tasks
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index a60a0a4730..d2269d8118 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ export class TaskWorker {
         })}`,
       );
       nextRun = this.knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
-        ? this.knex.raw('datetime(next_run_start_at, ?)', [`+${dt} seconds`])
-        : this.knex.raw(`next_run_start_at + interval '${dt} seconds'`);
+        ? this.knex.raw(
+            `max(datetime(next_run_start_at, ?), datetime('now'))`,
+            [`+${dt} seconds`],
+          )
+        : this.knex.raw(
+            `greatest(next_run_start_at + interval '${dt} seconds', now())`,
+          );
     }
 
     const rows = await this.knex<DbTasksRow>(DB_TASKS_TABLE)