diff --git a/deployment/docker/app.sh b/deployment/docker/app.sh
index 698fad37b8b87e2e83f97fb7956ff3f188d8b42d..e343cd53d96c6c147c061a979a5a430f583591f9 100755
--- a/deployment/docker/app.sh
+++ b/deployment/docker/app.sh
@@ -75,12 +75,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "shell" -o "$1" == "createsuperuser" -o "$1" == "test" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" == "housekeeping" ]; then
-    interval="${HOUSEKEEPING_SLEEP_SECONDS:-300}"
-    if [ "$interval" -gt 0 ]; then
-        python3 $APP_HOME/manage.py housekeeping --forever --forever-delay="$interval"
-    else
-        python3 $APP_HOME/manage.py housekeeping
-    fi
+    python3 $APP_HOME/manage.py housekeeping --forever
 fi
 
 cat <<EOD