diff --git a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitea_operator/tasks/workload.yml b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitea_operator/tasks/workload.yml
index bef4a887a25..b754f5d980a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitea_operator/tasks/workload.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitea_operator/tasks/workload.yml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       until:
       - r_gitea_user_setup_complete.resources[0].status.userSetupComplete is defined
       - r_gitea_user_setup_complete.resources[0].status.userSetupComplete | bool
-      retries: 60
+      retries: 120
       delay: 20
 
     - name: Print the user details if multiple users were created