diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 708415b6ee..957ccc73c4 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   )
 
   BACKGROUND_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 1.week.freeze
+  REFRESH_DEADLINE = 6.hours
+  STALE_THRESHOLD = 1.day
   DEFAULT_FIELDS_SIZE = 4
   INSTANCE_ACTOR_ID = -99
 
@@ -229,13 +231,13 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def possibly_stale?
-    last_webfingered_at.nil? || last_webfingered_at <= 1.day.ago
+    last_webfingered_at.nil? || last_webfingered_at <= STALE_THRESHOLD.ago
   end
 
   def schedule_refresh_if_stale!
     return unless last_webfingered_at.present? && last_webfingered_at <= BACKGROUND_REFRESH_INTERVAL.ago
 
-    AccountRefreshWorker.perform_in(rand(6.hours.to_i), id)
+    AccountRefreshWorker.perform_in(rand(REFRESH_DEADLINE), id)
   end
 
   def refresh!
diff --git a/spec/models/account_spec.rb b/spec/models/account_spec.rb
index a8f6ed7493..d129ef280d 100644
--- a/spec/models/account_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/account_spec.rb
@@ -208,16 +208,16 @@ RSpec.describe Account do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when last_webfingered_at is more than 24 hours before' do
-      let(:last_webfingered_at) { 25.hours.ago }
+    context 'when last_webfingered_at is before the threshold' do
+      let(:last_webfingered_at) { (described_class::STALE_THRESHOLD + 1.hour).ago }
 
       it 'returns true' do
         expect(account.possibly_stale?).to be true
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when last_webfingered_at is less than 24 hours before' do
-      let(:last_webfingered_at) { 23.hours.ago }
+    context 'when last_webfingered_at is after the threshold' do
+      let(:last_webfingered_at) { (described_class::STALE_THRESHOLD - 1.hour).ago }
 
       it 'returns false' do
         expect(account.possibly_stale?).to be false