diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/index.ts
index 1b50f35287..a84a446fe7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/index.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ export function createImportMastoPostJob(
 		{
 			removeOnComplete: true,
 			removeOnFail: true,
+			attempts: config.inboxJobMaxAttempts || 8,
+			timeout: 60 * 1000, // 1min
 		},
 	);
 }