diff --git a/scripts/deployment/delete_old_submissions.py b/scripts/deployment/delete_old_submissions.py
index 0de18ba13c..92d1a2ad23 100644
--- a/scripts/deployment/delete_old_submissions.py
+++ b/scripts/deployment/delete_old_submissions.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # Define the directory path
 tmp_directory = '/tmp'
 
-# Calculate the cutoff time (60 seconds ago)
-cutoff_time = time.time() - 60  # 60 seconds
+# Calculate the cutoff time (5 minutes ago)
+cutoff_time = time.time() - 5 * 60  # 5 minutes ago
 
 # List all directories in /tmp starting with 'tmp'
 tmp_folders = [d for d in os.listdir(tmp_directory) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(tmp_directory, d)) and d.startswith('tmp')]
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 for folder in tmp_folders:
     folder_path = os.path.join(tmp_directory, folder)
 
-    # Check if the folder was created more than 60 seconds ago
+    # Check if the folder was created more than 5 minutes ago
     folder_creation_time = os.path.getctime(folder_path)
     if folder_creation_time < cutoff_time:
         shutil.rmtree(folder_path)
         print(f"Deleted folder: {folder_path}")
     else:
-        print(f"Skipped folder: {folder_path} (created less than 60 seconds ago)")
+        print(f"Skipped folder: {folder_path} (created less than 5 minutes ago)")
diff --git a/scripts/deployment/deploy_ec2_worker.sh b/scripts/deployment/deploy_ec2_worker.sh
index ec5e97bd45..c72612a0d4 100644
--- a/scripts/deployment/deploy_ec2_worker.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployment/deploy_ec2_worker.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ docker cp "scripts/deployment/delete_old_submissions.py" "worker_${QUEUE}:/code/
 # Step 11: Setting up crontab
 echo "Step 11/11: Setting up crontab"
 echo "@reboot docker restart worker_${QUEUE}" >> workercron
-echo "@reboot docker exec -it worker_${QUEUE} python delete_old_submissions.py" >> workercron
+echo "@reboot docker exec -it worker_${QUEUE} python delete_old_submissions.py > delete_old_submissions.txt" >> workercron
 crontab workercron
 rm workercron