diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 5116b243..54e2416a 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             this._statistics = new statistics_1.Statistics();
         }
     }
-    static _updatedSince(timestamp, num_days) {
-        const daysInMillis = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * num_days;
+    static _updatedSince(timestamp, num_minutes) {
+        const daysInMillis = 1000 * 60 * num_minutes;
         const millisSinceLastUpdated = new Date().getTime() - new Date(timestamp).getTime();
         return millisSinceLastUpdated <= daysInMillis;
     }
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 384a3604..575e932a 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import {LoggerService} from '../services/logger.service';
  * Handle processing of issues for staleness/closure.
  */
 export class IssuesProcessor {
-  private static _updatedSince(timestamp: string, num_days: number): boolean {
-    const daysInMillis = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * num_days;
+  private static _updatedSince(timestamp: string, num_minutes: number): boolean {
+    const daysInMillis = 1000 * 60 * num_minutes;
     const millisSinceLastUpdated =
       new Date().getTime() - new Date(timestamp).getTime();