diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/templates/job.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/templates/job.yaml
index 6fa0015..6fd3bc7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/templates/job.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/templates/job.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
 spec:
+  backoffLimit: 20
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: