diff --git a/src/sentry/conf/server.py b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
index 2000a77c260c5e..5b99f8e44b2339 100644
--- a/src/sentry/conf/server.py
+++ b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
@@ -2815,8 +2815,11 @@ def build_cdc_postgres_init_db_volume(settings):
 # for synchronization/progress report.
 SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_REDIS_CLUSTER = "default"
 
-# How long can reprocessing take before we start deleting its Redis keys?
-SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_TTL = 3600 * 24
+# How long tombstones from reprocessing will live.
+SENTRY_REPROCESSING_TOMBSTONES_TTL = 24 * 3600
+
+# How long reprocessing counters are kept in Redis before they expire.
+SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_TTL = 30 * 24 * 3600  # 30 days
 
 # How many events to query for at once while paginating through an entire
 # issue. Note that this needs to be kept in sync with the time-limits on
diff --git a/src/sentry/reprocessing2.py b/src/sentry/reprocessing2.py
index 25a4e5d4885656..7175f42b7819f5 100644
--- a/src/sentry/reprocessing2.py
+++ b/src/sentry/reprocessing2.py
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
    preprocess_event. The event payload is taken from a backup that was made on
    first ingestion in preprocess_event.
 
-3. wait_group_reprocessed in sentry.tasks.reprocessing2 polls a counter in
-   Redis to see if reprocessing is done. When it reaches zero, all associated
-   models like assignee and activity are moved into the new group.
+3. `mark_event_reprocessed` will decrement the pending event counter in Redis
+   to see if reprocessing is done.
+
+   When the counter reaches zero, it will trigger the `finish_reprocessing` task,
+   which will move all associated models like assignee and activity into the new group.
 
    A group redirect is installed. The old group is deleted, while the new group
    is unresolved. This effectively unsets the REPROCESSING status.
@@ -397,12 +399,12 @@ def buffered_delete_old_primary_hash(
     if old_primary_hash is not None and old_primary_hash != current_primary_hash:
         event_key = _get_old_primary_hash_subset_key(project_id, group_id, old_primary_hash)
         client.lpush(event_key, f"{to_timestamp(datetime)};{event_id}")
-        client.expire(event_key, settings.SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_TTL)
+        client.expire(event_key, settings.SENTRY_REPROCESSING_TOMBSTONES_TTL)
 
         if old_primary_hash not in old_primary_hashes:
             old_primary_hashes.add(old_primary_hash)
             client.sadd(primary_hash_set_key, old_primary_hash)
-            client.expire(primary_hash_set_key, settings.SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_TTL)
+            client.expire(primary_hash_set_key, settings.SENTRY_REPROCESSING_TOMBSTONES_TTL)
 
     with sentry_sdk.configure_scope() as scope:
         scope.set_tag("project_id", project_id)
@@ -497,10 +499,6 @@ def buffered_handle_remaining_events(
     client = _get_sync_redis_client()
     # We explicitly cluster by only project_id and group_id here such that our
     # RENAME command later succeeds.
-    #
-    # We also use legacy string formatting here because new-style Python
-    # formatting is quite confusing when the output string is supposed to
-    # contain {}.
     key = f"re2:remaining:{{{project_id}:{old_group_id}}}"
 
     if datetime_to_event:
@@ -579,8 +577,12 @@ def mark_event_reprocessed(data=None, group_id=None, project_id=None, num_events
 
         project_id = data["project"]
 
+    client = _get_sync_redis_client()
+    # refresh the TTL of the metadata:
+    client.expire(_get_info_reprocessed_key(group_id), settings.SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_TTL)
     key = _get_sync_counter_key(group_id)
-    if _get_sync_redis_client().decrby(key, num_events) == 0:
+    client.expire(key, settings.SENTRY_REPROCESSING_SYNC_TTL)
+    if client.decrby(key, num_events) == 0:
         from sentry.tasks.reprocessing2 import finish_reprocessing
 
         finish_reprocessing.delay(project_id=project_id, group_id=group_id)