diff --git a/src/sentry/eventstore/snuba/backend.py b/src/sentry/eventstore/snuba/backend.py
index 42c26e8adc0474..0fdc96c3061913 100644
--- a/src/sentry/eventstore/snuba/backend.py
+++ b/src/sentry/eventstore/snuba/backend.py
@@ -426,7 +426,9 @@ def get_adjacent_event_ids(self, event, filter):
         prev_filter = deepcopy(filter)
         prev_filter.conditions = prev_filter.conditions or []
         prev_filter.conditions.extend(get_before_event_condition(event))
-        prev_filter.start = datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
+
+        # We only store 90 days of data, add a few extra days just in case
+        prev_filter.start = event.datetime - timedelta(days=100)
         # the previous event can have the same timestamp, add 1 second
         # to the end condition since it uses a less than condition
         prev_filter.end = event.datetime + timedelta(seconds=1)
diff --git a/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py b/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py
index 1c6304c60105c0..63e56a49f14bef 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
-import pytest
-
 from sentry.eventstore.base import Filter
 from sentry.eventstore.models import Event
 from sentry.eventstore.snuba.backend import SnubaEventStorage
@@ -221,7 +219,6 @@ def test_get_event_beyond_retention(self):
             event = self.eventstore.get_event_by_id(self.project2.id, "d" * 32)
             assert event is None
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fails in Snuba CI")
     def test_get_adjacent_event_ids(self):
         event = self.eventstore.get_event_by_id(self.project2.id, "b" * 32)