diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationScheduler.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationScheduler.kt
index d3b1523be13e76e842a6536bedfbd18fc4e2bcca..7e14369e7daa1a7a2cd177811b8bdef06cb65511 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationScheduler.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationScheduler.kt
@@ -35,13 +35,17 @@ class DeadmanNotificationScheduler @Inject constructor(
 
     /**
      * Enqueue background deadman notification onetime work
-     * Replace with new if older work exists.
+     * Do -NOT- Replace with new if older work exists.
+     * As this will result in the notification spam seen in the past
+     * because running a new check every time the app is opened
+     * spawns a notification every time the last check
+     * was more than 35 Hours ago.
      */
     fun schedulePeriodic() {
         // Create unique work and enqueue
         workManager.enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(
             PERIODIC_WORK_NAME,
-            ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.REPLACE,
+            ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP,
             workBuilder.buildPeriodicWork()
         )
     }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/test/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationSchedulerTest.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/test/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationSchedulerTest.kt
index 26e1708493bb8f3c56d47141493aba8c3a54384f..1ec45a093df3a25d8439c8066cddb0451e2065c4 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/test/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationSchedulerTest.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/test/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/deadman/DeadmanNotificationSchedulerTest.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class DeadmanNotificationSchedulerTest : BaseTest() {
         every {
             workManager.enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(
                 DeadmanNotificationScheduler.PERIODIC_WORK_NAME,
-                ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.REPLACE,
+                ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP,
                 any()
             )
         } returns operation
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DeadmanNotificationSchedulerTest : BaseTest() {
         verifySequence {
             workManager.enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(
                 DeadmanNotificationScheduler.PERIODIC_WORK_NAME,
-                ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.REPLACE,
+                ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP,
                 periodicWorkRequest
             )
         }