diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron-translated.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron-translated.yml
index fc644129d8..9db6de6908 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron-translated.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron-translated.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
   schedule: "0 23 * * *"
+  startingDeadlineSeconds: 3600
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: 86400
       template:
         metadata:
           labels:
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron.yml
index ab123d9760..98a7f54856 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/docsbuilding/templates/cron.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
   schedule: "50 * * * *"
+  startingDeadlineSeconds: 1800
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: 3600
       template:
         metadata:
           labels: