diff --git a/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go b/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
index fe76089..53d89fa 100644
--- a/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
+++ b/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (b *Builder) BuildInitJob(zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster, key type
 func (b *Builder) BuildSetupJob(zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster, key types.NamespacedName) (*batchv1.Job, error) {
 
 	backOffLimit := int32(5)
-	activeDeadlineSeconds := int64(300)
+	activeDeadlineSeconds := int64(1800)
 	runAsNonRoot := true
 	enableServiceLinks := false
 	user := int64(1000)