diff --git a/slurm/changelog.d/19117.fixed b/slurm/changelog.d/19117.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..11da713cd1f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slurm/changelog.d/19117.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue in which the sacct params kept growing with each iteration
diff --git a/slurm/datadog_checks/slurm/check.py b/slurm/datadog_checks/slurm/check.py
index f06b2b9cca423..f5f1e0a7b94e0 100644
--- a/slurm/datadog_checks/slurm/check.py
+++ b/slurm/datadog_checks/slurm/check.py
@@ -316,18 +316,20 @@ def process_sdiag(self, output):
         self.gauge('sdiag.enabled', 1)
 
     def _update_sacct_params(self):
+        sacct_params = SACCT_PARAMS.copy()
         if self.last_run_time is not None:
             now = get_timestamp()
             delta = now - self.last_run_time
             start_time_param = f"--starttime=now-{int(delta)}seconds"
 
-            SACCT_PARAMS.append(start_time_param)
+            sacct_params = [param for param in sacct_params if not param.startswith('--starttime')]
+            sacct_params.append(start_time_param)
+            self.log.debug("Updating sacct command with new timestamp: %s", start_time_param)
 
         self.last_run_time = get_timestamp()
 
         # Update the sacct command with the dynamic SACCT_PARAMS
-        self.log.debug("Updating sacct command with new timestamp: %s", start_time_param)
-        self.sacct_cmd = self.get_slurm_command('sacct', SACCT_PARAMS)
+        self.sacct_cmd = self.get_slurm_command('sacct', sacct_params)
 
     def _process_sinfo_cpu_state(self, cpus_state, namespace, tags):
         # "0/2/0/2"
diff --git a/slurm/tests/test_unit.py b/slurm/tests/test_unit.py
index 4c56ffcf0cd73..5562b4540db63 100644
--- a/slurm/tests/test_unit.py
+++ b/slurm/tests/test_unit.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # (C) Datadog, Inc. 2024-present
 # All rights reserved
 # Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+import time
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
 from datadog_checks.slurm import SlurmCheck
+from datadog_checks.slurm.constants import SACCT_PARAMS
 
 from .common import (
     DEFAULT_SINFO_PATH,
@@ -50,6 +52,23 @@ def test_sinfo_command_params(collection_level, gpu_stats, expected_params, inst
         assert check.sinfo_partition_cmd == expected_params
 
 
+def test_acct_command_params(instance):
+    # Mock the instance configuration
+    instance['collect_sacct_stats'] = True
+
+    check = SlurmCheck('slurm', {}, [instance])
+    base_cmd = ['/usr/bin/sacct'] + SACCT_PARAMS
+
+    # Test to ensure that the sacct is being constructed correctly
+    loops = [0, 1, 2]
+    for loop in loops:
+        if loop > 0:
+            time.sleep(loop)
+        check._update_sacct_params()
+        expected_cmd = base_cmd + ([f'--starttime=now-{loop}seconds'] if loop > 0 else [])
+        assert check.sacct_cmd == expected_cmd
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "expected_metrics, binary",
     [