diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index 7af99908f1..2a082d421d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export const schema = {
 		},
 
 		// To not exceed the database's capacity and keep its size moderate
-		// the execution data gets pruned regularly (default: 1 hour interval).
+		// the execution data gets pruned regularly (default: 15 minute interval).
 		// All saved execution data older than the max age will be deleted.
 		// Pruning is currently not activated by default, which will change in
 		// a future version.
@@ -321,6 +321,12 @@ export const schema = {
 			default: 336,
 			env: 'EXECUTIONS_DATA_MAX_AGE',
 		},
+		pruneDataInterval: {
+			doc: 'How often (minutes) execution data should be hard-deleted',
+			format: Number,
+			default: 15,
+			env: 'EXECUTIONS_DATA_PRUNE_INTERVAL',
+		},
 
 		// Additional pruning option to delete executions if total count exceeds the configured max.
 		// Deletes the oldest entries first
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
index bc8ed8e858..dc09433f2c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class ExecutionRepository extends Repository<ExecutionEntity> {
 
 	private rates: Record<string, number> = {
 		softDeletion: 1 * TIME.HOUR,
-		hardDeletion: 15 * TIME.MINUTE,
+		hardDeletion: config.getEnv('executions.pruneDataInterval') * TIME.MINUTE,
 	};
 
 	private isMainInstance = config.get('generic.instanceType') === 'main';