diff --git a/plugins/okta/help.md b/plugins/okta/help.md
index e1ac3f7c1b..15a6281272 100644
--- a/plugins/okta/help.md
+++ b/plugins/okta/help.md
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ by Okta themselves, or constructed by the plugin based on the information it has
 
 # Version History
 
-* 4.2.1 - Monitor Logs task: filter previously returned log events | only update time checkpoint when an event is returned | update timestamp format.
+* 4.2.1 - Monitor Logs task: filter previously returned log events | only update time checkpoint when an event is returned | update timestamp format | set cutoff time of 24 hours.
 * 4.2.0 - Monitor Logs task: return raw logs data without cleaning and use last log time as checkpoint in time for next run.
 * 4.1.1 - Monitor Logs task: strip http/https in hostname
 * 4.1.0 - New action Get User Groups | Update to latest SDK version
diff --git a/plugins/okta/komand_okta/tasks/monitor_logs/task.py b/plugins/okta/komand_okta/tasks/monitor_logs/task.py
index dae77e795a..6e6e550c24 100755
--- a/plugins/okta/komand_okta/tasks/monitor_logs/task.py
+++ b/plugins/okta/komand_okta/tasks/monitor_logs/task.py
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ def run(self, params={}, state={}):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         try:
             now = self.get_current_time() - timedelta(minutes=1)  # allow for latency of this being triggered
             now_iso = self.get_iso(now)
+            last_24_hours = self.get_iso(now - timedelta(hours=24))  # cut off point - never query beyond 24 hours
             next_page_link = state.get(self.NEXT_PAGE_LINK)
             if not state:
                 self.logger.info("First run")
-                last_24_hours = self.get_iso(now - timedelta(hours=24))
                 parameters = {"since": last_24_hours, "until": now_iso, "limit": 1000}
                 state[self.LAST_COLLECTION_TIMESTAMP] = last_24_hours  # we only change this once we get new events
             else:
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ def run(self, params={}, state={}):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
                     state.pop(self.NEXT_PAGE_LINK)
                     self.logger.info("Getting the next page of results...")
                 else:
-                    parameters = {"since": state.get(self.LAST_COLLECTION_TIMESTAMP), "until": now_iso, "limit": 1000}
+                    parameters = {
+                        "since": self.get_since(state.get(self.LAST_COLLECTION_TIMESTAMP), last_24_hours),
+                        "until": now_iso,
+                        "limit": 1000,
+                    }
                     self.logger.info("Subsequent run...")
             try:
                 self.logger.info(f"Calling Okta with parameters={parameters} and next_page={next_page_link}")
@@ -75,6 +79,25 @@ def get_iso(time: datetime) -> str:
         """
         return time.isoformat("T", "milliseconds").replace("+00:00", "Z")
 
+    def get_since(self, saved_time: str, cut_off: str) -> str:
+        """
+        If the customer has paused this task for an extended amount of time we don't want start polling events that
+        exceed 24 hours ago. Check if the saved state is beyond this and revert to use the last 24 hours time.
+        :param saved_time: saved state time from the last iteration.
+        :param cut_off: string time of now - 24 hours.
+        :return: updated time string to use in the parameters.
+        """
+
+        if saved_time and saved_time > cut_off:
+            since = saved_time
+        else:
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"Saved state {saved_time} exceeds the cut off (24 hours)." f" Reverting to use time: {cut_off}"
+            )
+            since = cut_off
+
+        return since
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_next_page_link(headers: dict) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/plugins/okta/unit_test/test_monitor_logs.py b/plugins/okta/unit_test/test_monitor_logs.py
index 37d32cc0ac..b20efd255d 100644
--- a/plugins/okta/unit_test/test_monitor_logs.py
+++ b/plugins/okta/unit_test/test_monitor_logs.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-import os
-
-sys.path.append(os.path.abspath("../"))
-
 from unittest import TestCase
 from komand_okta.tasks.monitor_logs.task import MonitorLogs
 from util import Util
@@ -10,6 +5,11 @@
 from parameterized import parameterized
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
+import sys
+import os
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath("../"))
+
 
 @patch(
     "komand_okta.tasks.monitor_logs.task.MonitorLogs.get_current_time",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
             ],
         ]
     )
-    def test_monitor_logs(self, mocked_warn, mock_request, mock_get_time, test_name, current_state, expected):
+    def test_monitor_logs(self, mocked_warn, mock_request, _mock_get_time, test_name, current_state, expected):
         # Tests and their workflow descriptions:
         # 1. without_state - first run, query from 24 hours ago until now and results returned.
         # 2. with_state - queries using the saved 'last_collection_timestamp' to pull new logs.
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_monitor_logs(self, mocked_warn, mock_request, mock_get_time, test_name,
             self.assertIn(log_call, mocked_warn.call_args_list)
 
     @patch("logging.Logger.info")
-    def test_monitor_logs_filters_events(self, mocked_logger, *mocks):
+    def test_monitor_logs_filters_events(self, mocked_logger, *_mocks):
         # Test the filtering of events returned in a previous iteration. Workflow being tested:
         # 1. C2C executed and queried for events until 8am however the last event time was '2023-04-27T08:49:21.764Z'
         # 2. The next execution will use this timestamp, meaning the last event will be returned again from Okta.
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ def test_monitor_logs_filters_events(self, mocked_logger, *mocks):
     def test_monitor_logs_filters_single_event(self, mocked_info_log, mocked_warn_log, *mocks):
         # Test filtering when a single event is returned that was in the previous iteration.
 
+        # temp change mocked timestamp to be within the cutoff time without changing mocked response data.
+        mocks[1].return_value = datetime(2023, 4, 27, 8, 45, 46, 123156, timezone.utc)
         now = "2023-04-28T08:33:46.123Z"  # Mocked value of 'now' - 1 minute
         current_state = {"last_collection_timestamp": "2023-04-27T07:49:21.777Z"}  # TS of the event in mocked response
         actual, actual_state, has_more_pages, status_code, error = self.action.run(state=current_state)
@@ -121,3 +123,24 @@ def test_monitor_logs_filters_single_event(self, mocked_info_log, mocked_warn_lo
         self.assertIn(logger_info_call, mocked_info_log.call_args_list)
         self.assertIn(logger_warn_call, mocked_warn_log.call_args_list)
         self.assertEqual(actual, [])  # no events returned after filtering
+
+    @patch("logging.Logger.info")
+    def test_monitor_logs_applies_cut_off(self, mocked_info_log, *_mocks):
+        # Test the scenario that a customer has paused the collector for an extended amount of time to test when they
+        # resume the task we should cut off, at a max 24 hours ago for since parameter.
+        expected = Util.read_file_to_dict("expected/get_logs.json.exp")  # logs from last 24 hours
+
+        paused_time = "2022-04-27T07:49:21.777Z"
+        current_state = {"last_collection_timestamp": paused_time}  # Task has been paused for 1 year+
+        actual, state, _has_more_pages, _status_code, _error = self.action.run(state=current_state)
+
+        # Basic check that we match the same as a first test/run which returns logs from the last 24 hours
+        self.assertEqual(actual, expected.get("logs"))
+        self.assertEqual(state, expected.get("state"))
+
+        # Check we called with the current parameters by looking at the info log
+        logger = call(
+            f"Saved state {paused_time} exceeds the cut off (24 hours). "
+            f"Reverting to use time: 2023-04-27T08:33:46.123Z"
+        )
+        self.assertIn(logger, mocked_info_log.call_args_list)