diff --git a/backend/src/data/Mutes.ts b/backend/src/data/Mutes.ts
index ec7f11ccd..ad50dcee4 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/Mutes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/Mutes.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Mute } from "./entities/Mute";
 
 const OLD_EXPIRED_MUTE_THRESHOLD = 7 * DAYS;
 
-export const MAX_TIMEOUT_DURATION = 28 * DAYS;
+export const MAX_TIMEOUT_DURATION = 27 * DAYS;
 // When a timeout is under this duration but the mute expires later, the timeout will be reset to max duration
 export const TIMEOUT_RENEWAL_THRESHOLD = 21 * DAYS;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts
index 1a205bbea..ddc347ec5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { GuildMutes } from "../../data/GuildMutes";
 import { makeIoTsConfigParser, mapToPublicFn } from "../../pluginUtils";
 import { CasesPlugin } from "../Cases/CasesPlugin";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../Logs/LogsPlugin";
+import { RoleManagerPlugin } from "../RoleManager/RoleManagerPlugin.js";
 import { zeppelinGuildPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { ClearBannedMutesCmd } from "./commands/ClearBannedMutesCmd";
 import { ClearMutesCmd } from "./commands/ClearMutesCmd";
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export const MutesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<MutesPluginType>()({
     configSchema: ConfigSchema,
   },
 
-  dependencies: () => [CasesPlugin, LogsPlugin],
+  dependencies: () => [CasesPlugin, LogsPlugin, RoleManagerPlugin],
   configParser: makeIoTsConfigParser(ConfigSchema),
   defaultOptions,