diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/scheduled/AutomaticBuildPlanCleanupService.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/scheduled/AutomaticBuildPlanCleanupService.java
index 48e64bb978fb..b141f1ba2935 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/scheduled/AutomaticBuildPlanCleanupService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/scheduled/AutomaticBuildPlanCleanupService.java
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ public void cleanupBuildPlans() {
         List<String> buildPlanIds = participationsWithBuildPlanToDelete.stream().map(Participation::getBuildPlanId).collect(Collectors.toList());
         log.info("Build plans to cleanup: " + buildPlanIds);
 
-        for (Participation participation : participationsWithBuildPlanToDelete) {
+        //For testing purposes, we only take the first 10 build plans for now
+        //TODO: in the future: increase this number to 100 and then to 1000
+
+        for (Participation participation : participationsWithBuildPlanToDelete.stream().limit(10).collect(Collectors.toList())) {
             try {
                 participationService.cleanupBuildPlan(participation);
             }