diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index 981eac6..5b8c097 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ jobs:
           elif [ $(curl -s https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-jellyfin/job/nightly/lastBuild/api/json | jq -r '.building') == "true" ]; then
             echo "**** New version ${EXT_RELEASE} found; but there already seems to be an active build on Jenkins; exiting ****"
             exit 0
+          elif [[ $(( $(date +%s%3N) - $(curl -s https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-jellyfin/job/nightly/lastBuild/api/json | jq -r '.timestamp')  )) -lt $(( 6 * 3600000 )) ]]; then
+            echo "**** New version ${EXT_RELEASE} found; but the last build was less than 6 hours ago; skipping trigger ****"
+            exit 0
           else
             echo "**** New version ${EXT_RELEASE} found; old version was ${IMAGE_VERSION}. Triggering new build ****"
             response=$(curl -iX POST \
diff --git a/jenkins-vars.yml b/jenkins-vars.yml
index e92f9ab..46c65da 100644
--- a/jenkins-vars.yml
+++ b/jenkins-vars.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ custom_version_command: "curl -sX GET https://repo.jellyfin.org/ubuntu/dists/foc
 release_type: prerelease
 release_tag: nightly
 ls_branch: nightly
+external_trigger_delay_hours: 6
 repo_vars:
   - BUILD_VERSION_ARG = 'JELLYFIN_RELEASE'
   - LS_USER = 'linuxserver'