diff --git a/k8s/configmap.yaml b/k8s/configmap.yaml
index 6f1b778..0bc2ffa 100644
--- a/k8s/configmap.yaml
+++ b/k8s/configmap.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ data:
   WORKER_HTTP_HOST: "0.0.0.0"
   WORKER_HTTP_PORT: "8081"
   WORKER_CLAIM_LIMIT: "4"
-  WORKER_LEASE_TIMEOUT: "5m"
+  WORKER_LEASE_TIMEOUT: "15m"
diff --git a/k8s/worker-deployment.yaml b/k8s/worker-deployment.yaml
index 225a5ea..14b55ef 100644
--- a/k8s/worker-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/worker-deployment.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
             - name: WORKER_CLAIM_LIMIT
               value: "8"
             - name: WORKER_LEASE_TIMEOUT
-              value: "5m"
+              value: "15m"
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: ai-service-config
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
             - name: WORKER_CLAIM_LIMIT
               value: "4"
             - name: WORKER_LEASE_TIMEOUT
-              value: "5m"
+              value: "15m"
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: ai-service-config
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ spec:
             - name: WORKER_CLAIM_LIMIT
               value: "4"
             - name: WORKER_LEASE_TIMEOUT
-              value: "5m"
+              value: "15m"
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: ai-service-config