diff --git a/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/yumrepofs.go b/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/yumrepofs.go
index 19056ea..93b1687 100644
--- a/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/yumrepofs.go
+++ b/peridot/builder/v1/workflow/yumrepofs.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (c *Controller) RepoUpdaterWorkflow(ctx workflow.Context, req *UpdateRepoRe
 	updateRepoCtx := workflow.WithActivityOptions(ctx, workflow.ActivityOptions{
 		ScheduleToStartTimeout: 25 * time.Hour,
 		StartToCloseTimeout:    30 * time.Hour,
-		HeartbeatTimeout:       30 * time.Second,
+		HeartbeatTimeout:       5 * time.Minute,
 		TaskQueue:              c.mainQueue,
 		// Yumrepofs is locking for a short period so let's not wait too long to retry
 		RetryPolicy: &temporal.RetryPolicy{