diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg
index a4ae40a7df..37c343c0a8 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Time between two runs in second
 delay = 3600
 
+# Time between two blocked runs in second
+delay_when_failing = 1800
+
 # CLI arguments to give to the script testing the single build gating workflow
 workflow_single_gating_args = "--conf /opt/config/monitor_gating.cfg --auto-update --no-pr"