diff --git a/src/pkg/builder/deployment_builder.go b/src/pkg/builder/deployment_builder.go
index 40dc694..8d88a2e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/builder/deployment_builder.go
+++ b/src/pkg/builder/deployment_builder.go
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ func (b *Builder) buildDepContainers(zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster) *[
 					Name:  "ZITADEL_DATABASE_COCKROACH_USER_SSL_KEY",
 					Value: "/certs/tls.key",
 				},
+				{
+					Name:  "ZITADEL_PROJECTIONS_TRANSACTIONDURATION",
+					Value: "0",
+				},
 			},
 			Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
 				{Name: deployment.ZitadelName, ContainerPort: deployment.ZitadelPort},