diff --git a/roles/stolon/tasks/main.yml b/roles/stolon/tasks/main.yml
index 15d89ce..56d4a24 100644
--- a/roles/stolon/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/stolon/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: fenix 
   shell: |
-    kubectl run -i -n=postgresql -t stolonctl --image=sorintlab/stolon:master-pg15 --restart=Never --rm -- /usr/local/bin/stolonctl  --cluster-name kube-stolon --store-backend kubernetes --kube-resource-kind=configmap init -y '{"initMode":"existing","existingConfig": {"keeperUID": "keeper0","followersUIDs": ["keeper1","keeper2"]}}'
+    kubectl run -i -n=postgresql -t stolonctl --image=sorintlab/stolon:master-pg15 --restart=Never --rm --timeout=360s -- /usr/local/bin/stolonctl  --cluster-name kube-stolon --store-backend kubernetes --kube-resource-kind=configmap init -y '{"initMode":"existing","existingConfig": {"keeperUID": "keeper0","followersUIDs": ["keeper1","keeper2"]}}'
     # run this if first time setting up database
     #    kubectl run -i -n=postgresql -t stolonctl --image=sorintlab/stolon:master-pg15 --restart=Never --rm -- /usr/local/bin/stolonctl --cluster-name=kube-stolon --store-backend=kubernetes --kube-resource-kind=configmap init --yes
   environment: