diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java
index 335b8fbd79..72f39d358f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/WorkflowSweeper.java
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
  */
 package com.netflix.conductor.core.reconciliation;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -95,19 +97,23 @@ public void sweep(String workflowId) {
             Monitors.error(CLASS_NAME, "sweep");
             LOGGER.error("Error running sweep for " + workflowId, e);
         }
+        long workflowOffsetTimeout =
+                workflowOffsetWithJitter(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout().getSeconds());
         if (workflow != null) {
-            unack(workflow);
+            long startTime = Instant.now().toEpochMilli();
+            unack(workflow, workflowOffsetTimeout);
+            long endTime = Instant.now().toEpochMilli();
+            Monitors.recordUnackTime(workflow.getWorkflowName(), endTime - startTime);
         } else {
             LOGGER.warn(
                     "Workflow with {} id can not be found. Attempting to unack using the id",
                     workflowId);
-            queueDAO.setUnackTimeout(
-                    DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowId, properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout().toMillis());
+            queueDAO.setUnackTimeout(DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowId, workflowOffsetTimeout * 1000);
         }
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    void unack(WorkflowModel workflowModel) {
+    void unack(WorkflowModel workflowModel, long workflowOffsetTimeout) {
         long postponeDurationSeconds = 0;
         for (TaskModel taskModel : workflowModel.getTasks()) {
             if (taskModel.getStatus() == Status.IN_PROGRESS) {
@@ -116,16 +122,15 @@ void unack(WorkflowModel workflowModel) {
                     postponeDurationSeconds =
                             (taskModel.getWaitTimeout() != 0)
                                     ? taskModel.getWaitTimeout() + 1
-                                    : properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout().getSeconds();
+                                    : workflowOffsetTimeout;
                 } else {
                     postponeDurationSeconds =
                             (taskModel.getResponseTimeoutSeconds() != 0)
                                     ? taskModel.getResponseTimeoutSeconds() + 1
-                                    : properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout().getSeconds();
+                                    : workflowOffsetTimeout;
                 }
                 break;
-            }
-            if (taskModel.getStatus() == Status.SCHEDULED) {
+            } else if (taskModel.getStatus() == Status.SCHEDULED) {
                 Optional<TaskDef> taskDefinition = taskModel.getTaskDefinition();
                 if (taskDefinition.isPresent()) {
                     TaskDef taskDef = taskDefinition.get();
@@ -137,13 +142,13 @@ void unack(WorkflowModel workflowModel) {
                                 (workflowModel.getWorkflowDefinition().getTimeoutSeconds() != 0)
                                         ? workflowModel.getWorkflowDefinition().getTimeoutSeconds()
                                                 + 1
-                                        : properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout().getSeconds();
+                                        : workflowOffsetTimeout;
                     }
                 } else {
                     postponeDurationSeconds =
                             (workflowModel.getWorkflowDefinition().getTimeoutSeconds() != 0)
                                     ? workflowModel.getWorkflowDefinition().getTimeoutSeconds() + 1
-                                    : properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout().getSeconds();
+                                    : workflowOffsetTimeout;
                 }
                 break;
             }
@@ -151,4 +156,18 @@ void unack(WorkflowModel workflowModel) {
         queueDAO.setUnackTimeout(
                 DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), postponeDurationSeconds * 1000);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * jitter will be +- (1/3) workflowOffsetTimeout for example, if workflowOffsetTimeout is 45
+     * seconds, this function returns values between [30-60] seconds
+     *
+     * @param workflowOffsetTimeout
+     * @return
+     */
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    long workflowOffsetWithJitter(long workflowOffsetTimeout) {
+        long range = workflowOffsetTimeout / 3;
+        long jitter = new Random().nextInt((int) (2 * range + 1)) - range;
+        return workflowOffsetTimeout + jitter;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/metrics/Monitors.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/metrics/Monitors.java
index 77b98d12ea..9107907877 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/metrics/Monitors.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/metrics/Monitors.java
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ public static void recordWorkflowCompletion(
                 .record(duration, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
+    public static void recordUnackTime(String workflowType, long duration) {
+        getTimer(classQualifier, "workflow_unack", "workflowName", workflowType)
+                .record(duration, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+    }
+
     public static void recordTaskRateLimited(String taskDefName, int limit) {
         gauge(classQualifier, "task_rate_limited", limit, "taskType", taskDefName);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java b/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java
index aa51bf8907..cc1ce59146 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/reconciliation/TestWorkflowSweeper.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 import static com.netflix.conductor.core.utils.Utils.DECIDER_QUEUE;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForWaitTaskType() {
         workflowModel.setTasks(List.of(taskModel));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForWaitTaskTypeWithWaitTime() {
         workflowModel.setTasks(List.of(taskModel));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), (waitTimeout + 1) * 1000);
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInProgress() {
         workflowModel.setTasks(List.of(taskModel));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE,
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInProgressWithResponseTimeoutSet() {
         workflowModel.setTasks(List.of(taskModel));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), (responseTimeout + 1) * 1000);
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInScheduled() {
         workflowModel.setTasks(List.of(taskModel));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE,
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInScheduledWithWorkflowTimeoutSet() {
         workflowModel.setTasks(List.of(taskModel));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), (workflowTimeout + 1) * 1000);
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInScheduledWithWorkflowTimeoutSetAndNoPol
         when(taskModel.getStatus()).thenReturn(Status.SCHEDULED);
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), (workflowTimeout + 1) * 1000);
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInScheduledWithNoWorkflowTimeoutSetAndNoP
         when(taskModel.getStatus()).thenReturn(Status.SCHEDULED);
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE,
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInScheduledWithNoPollTimeoutSet() {
         when(taskModel.getTaskDefinition()).thenReturn(Optional.of(taskDef));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE,
@@ -252,9 +253,19 @@ public void testPostponeDurationForTaskInScheduledWithPollTimeoutSet() {
         when(taskModel.getTaskDefinition()).thenReturn(Optional.of(taskDef));
         when(properties.getWorkflowOffsetTimeout())
                 .thenReturn(Duration.ofSeconds(defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds));
-        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel);
+        workflowSweeper.unack(workflowModel, defaultPostPoneOffSetSeconds);
         verify(queueDAO)
                 .setUnackTimeout(
                         DECIDER_QUEUE, workflowModel.getWorkflowId(), (pollTimeout + 1) * 1000);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWorkflowOffsetJitter() {
+        long offset = 45;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            long offsetWithJitter = workflowSweeper.workflowOffsetWithJitter(offset);
+            assertTrue(offsetWithJitter >= 30);
+            assertTrue(offsetWithJitter <= 60);
+        }
+    }
 }