diff --git a/bin/quickcheck.pl b/bin/quickcheck.pl
index 6bd32c7..ef03b59 100755
--- a/bin/quickcheck.pl
+++ b/bin/quickcheck.pl
@@ -114,18 +114,28 @@ sub check_progress {
 	for my $line (split "\n",$lines) {
 		chomp($line);
 		my ($pid,$text,$since)=split '\|',$line;
-		my $hours=(time-$since)/60/60;
-		if ($hours>4 && $text !~ /idle, waiting/) {
-			if ($text !~ /BACKUP cfdl_imapspool_2/ || $hours>5) {
-				fail ("single job running for over 4 hours : $text since ".localtime($since));
-				$fail++;
+		$text =~ /idle, waiting/ and next;
+		my $hours=(time - $since) / 60 / 60;
+		if ($hours >  10) {
+			if ($text =~ /^BACKUP I/) {
+				fail("INCREMENTAL job running for over 10 hours: $text since" . localtime($since));
+			} elsif ($text =~ /^EXPIRE/) {
+				fail("EXPIRE job running for over 10 hours: $text since" . localtime($since));
+			}
+			if ($hours  > 72) {
+				if ($text =~ /^BACKUP F/) {
+					fail("FULL job running for over 3 days $text since" . localtime($since));
+				} elsif ($text =~ /^BALANCE/) {
+					fail ("BALANCE job running for over 3 days : $text since ".localtime($since));
+				} elsif ($text =~ /^BACKUP %/) {
+					fail("REFRESH job running for over 3 days $text since" . localtime($since));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	$fail or ok('no jobs running for over 4 (or 5) hours');
+	$fail or ok('all known jobs in their time limits');
 }
 
-
 check_processes();
 check_space();
 check_job('cfdl_imapspool_2',1600) if $hostname eq 'done';