diff --git a/pkg/abstractions/queue/simplequeue_redis.go b/pkg/abstractions/queue/simplequeue_redis.go
index c2ea937..8bb9ee7 100644
--- a/pkg/abstractions/queue/simplequeue_redis.go
+++ b/pkg/abstractions/queue/simplequeue_redis.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func (s *RedisSimpleQueueService) SimpleQueuePut(ctx context.Context, in *pb.Sim
 			Ok: false,
 		}, nil
 	}
+	s.rdb.Do(context.TODO(), "EXPIRE", queueName, 86400) // Klio: an abandoned queue doesn't stay in Redis. See deploy/gcp/beta9-patches.
 
 	return &pb.SimpleQueuePutResponse{
 		Ok: true,