diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js
index 93f9866f60..01fef41aaa 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/InactiveData/InactiveProjectManager.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ module.exports = InactiveProjectManager = {
       .select('_id')
       .sort({ _id: 1 })
       .limit(limit)
+      .read('secondary')
       .exec(function(err, projects) {
         if (err != null) {
           logger.err({ err }, 'could not get projects for deactivating')
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js
index 4ba7c59b4d..c502299c24 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ async function expireDeletedProjectsAfterDuration() {
       project: { $ne: null }
     },
     { 'deleterData.deletedProjectId': 1 }
-  ).limit(PROJECT_EXPIRATION_BATCH_SIZE)
+  )
+    .limit(PROJECT_EXPIRATION_BATCH_SIZE)
+    .read('secondary')
   const projectIds = _.shuffle(
     deletedProjects.map(
       deletedProject => deletedProject.deleterData.deletedProjectId