diff --git a/batch/job_backend.js b/batch/job_backend.js
index 2075045f..83ecbdce 100644
--- a/batch/job_backend.js
+++ b/batch/job_backend.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var queue = require('queue-async');
 var debug = require('./util/debug')('job-backend');
 var REDIS_PREFIX = 'batch:jobs:';
 var REDIS_DB = 5;
-var JOBS_TTL_IN_SECONDS = global.settings.jobs_ttl_in_seconds || 48 * 3600; // 48 hours
+var FINISHED_JOBS_TTL_IN_SECONDS = global.settings.jobs_ttl_in_seconds || 48 * 3600; // 48 hours
 var jobStatus = require('./job_status');
 var finalStatus = [
     jobStatus.CANCELLED,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ JobBackend.prototype.setTTL = function (job, callback) {
         return callback();
     }
 
-    self.metadataBackend.redisCmd(REDIS_DB, 'EXPIRE', [ redisKey, JOBS_TTL_IN_SECONDS ], callback);
+    self.metadataBackend.redisCmd(REDIS_DB, 'EXPIRE', [ redisKey, FINISHED_JOBS_TTL_IN_SECONDS ], callback);
 };
 
 JobBackend.prototype.list = function (user, callback) {