diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/critpathcron.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/critpathcron.yml
index d39d6541b9..e385ecc326 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/critpathcron.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/critpathcron.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ spec:
   schedule: "10 3 * * *"
   successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 1
   failedJobsHistoryLimit: 1
+  startingDeadlineSeconds: 300
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
       backoffLimit: 0
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ spec:
               readOnly: false
           restartPolicy: Never
           activeDeadlineSeconds: 900
-          startingDeadlineSeconds: 300
           volumes:
           - name: bodhi-critpath
             persistentVolumeClaim: