diff --git a/.github/workflows/next_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/next_deploy.yml
index 4201c872b..fd6ccfb19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/next_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/next_deploy.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - develop    # change to main if needed
-      - fix/use-correct-installation-id-for-queue-item
+      - fix/refresh-jobtoken-before-run
 jobs:
   deploy:
     name: Deploy app
diff --git a/next/dbmodels/storage.go b/next/dbmodels/storage.go
index 073a6319a..ae81b274c 100644
--- a/next/dbmodels/storage.go
+++ b/next/dbmodels/storage.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dbmodels
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/dchest/uniuri"
@@ -1184,6 +1185,31 @@ func (db *Database) CreateDiggerJobToken(organisationId string) (*model.DiggerJo
 	return jobToken, nil
 }
 
+func (db *Database) RefreshDiggerJobTokenExpiry(job *model.DiggerJob) error {
+	// refresh the job token
+	var jobSpec scheduler.JobJson
+	err := json.Unmarshal(job.JobSpec, &jobSpec)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("could not unmarshal job string: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json string: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	jobToken := &model.DiggerJobToken{}
+	err = db.GormDB.First(jobToken, "value = ?", jobSpec.BackendJobToken).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("could not find job token: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not find job token: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	jobToken.Expiry = time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 2)
+	err = db.GormDB.Save(jobToken).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("could not update job token: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not update job token: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (db *Database) GetJobToken(tenantId any) (*model.DiggerJobToken, error) {
 	token := &model.DiggerJobToken{}
 	result := db.GormDB.Take(token, "value = ?", tenantId)
diff --git a/next/services/runs.go b/next/services/runs.go
index d17a08814..4ebc1005d 100644
--- a/next/services/runs.go
+++ b/next/services/runs.go
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ func RunQueuesStateMachine(queueItem *model.DiggerRunQueueItem, service ci.PullR
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not get vcs token: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		err = dbmodels.DB.RefreshDiggerJobTokenExpiry(planJob)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("could not refresh job token expiry: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not refresh job token from expiry: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		ciBackend.TriggerWorkflow(*spec, *runName, *vcsToken)
 
 		// change status to RunPendingPlan
@@ -151,6 +157,12 @@ func RunQueuesStateMachine(queueItem *model.DiggerRunQueueItem, service ci.PullR
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not get spec: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		err = dbmodels.DB.RefreshDiggerJobTokenExpiry(job)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("could not refresh job token expiry: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not refresh job token from expiry: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		ciBackend.TriggerWorkflow(*spec, *runName, *vcsToken)
 
 		dr.Status = string(dbmodels.RunApplying)
diff --git a/next/services/scheduler.go b/next/services/scheduler.go
index dbff9c362..40f399e78 100644
--- a/next/services/scheduler.go
+++ b/next/services/scheduler.go
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ func TriggerJob(gh utils.GithubClientProvider, ciBackend ci_backends.CiBackend,
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get variable spec from job: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	err = dbmodels.DB.RefreshDiggerJobTokenExpiry(job)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("could not refresh job token expiry: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not refresh job token from expiry: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	spec, err := GetSpecFromJob(*job)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("could not get spec: %v", err)