diff --git a/lib/private/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCache.php b/lib/private/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCache.php
index 844bf6cf346f9..fb3b42847dcc6 100644
--- a/lib/private/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCache.php
+++ b/lib/private/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCache.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public function __construct(IConfig $config, AvatarManager $avatarManager, IJobL
 	}
 
 	public function getName(): string {
-		return 'Clear every generated avatar on major updates';
+		return 'Clear every generated avatar';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ public function getName(): string {
 	private function shouldRun(): bool {
 		$versionFromBeforeUpdate = $this->config->getSystemValueString('version', '0.0.0.0');
 
-		// was added to 25.0.0.10
-		return version_compare($versionFromBeforeUpdate, '25.0.0.10', '<=');
+		// This job only runs if the server was on a version lower than or equal to 27.0.0 before the upgrade.
+		// To clear the avatar cache again, bump the version to the currently released version (and change the operator to <= if it's not the master branch) and wait for the next release.
+		return version_compare($versionFromBeforeUpdate, '27.0.0', '<');
 	}
 
 	public function run(IOutput $output): void {
diff --git a/tests/lib/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCacheTest.php b/tests/lib/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCacheTest.php
index 44fc709c72af3..0e3347cd5ac5f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Repair/ClearGeneratedAvatarCacheTest.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public function shouldRunDataProvider() {
 			['15.0.0.3', true],
 			['13.0.5.2', true],
 			['12.0.0.0', true],
-			['26.0.0.1', false],
+			['26.0.0.1', true],
 			['15.0.0.2', true],
 			['13.0.0.0', true],
 			['27.0.0.5', false]