diff --git a/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go b/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
index 522a0c4..0387b90 100644
--- a/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
+++ b/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (b *Builder) BuildInitJob(zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster, key type
 
 	backOffLimit := int32(5)
 	ttlAfterFinish := int32(100)
-	activeDeadlineSeconds := int64(300)
+	activeDeadlineSeconds := int64(1800)
 	runAsNonRoot := true
 	enableServiceLinks := false
 	user := int64(1000)