diff --git a/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/lifecycle/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/lifecycle/controller.go
index d91f6a936..a95704785 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/lifecycle/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/lifecycle/controller.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Controller) Register(_ context.Context, m manager.Manager) error {
 		WithOptions(controller.Options{
 			RateLimiter: workqueue.NewTypedMaxOfRateLimiter[reconcile.Request](
 				// back off until last attempt occurs ~90 seconds before nodeclaim expiration
-				workqueue.NewTypedItemExponentialFailureRateLimiter[reconcile.Request](time.Second, 300*time.Second),
+				workqueue.NewTypedItemExponentialFailureRateLimiter[reconcile.Request](time.Second, time.Minute),
 				// 10 qps, 100 bucket size
 				&workqueue.TypedBucketRateLimiter[reconcile.Request]{Limiter: rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(10), 100)},
 			),