diff --git a/sc-common/db-cleanup/base/cronjob-database-cleanup.yml b/sc-common/db-cleanup/base/cronjob-database-cleanup.yml
index c14387cfe..fd59b1442 100644
--- a/sc-common/db-cleanup/base/cronjob-database-cleanup.yml
+++ b/sc-common/db-cleanup/base/cronjob-database-cleanup.yml
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ spec:
                       name: mongo-cluster-admin-secret
                       key: credentials-url
           restartPolicy: Never
-      ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 120
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+      ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 120
+      backoffLimit: 2
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