diff --git a/operator/src/simulation/manager.rs b/operator/src/simulation/manager.rs
index 9c75ffb1..8b9a5ef4 100644
--- a/operator/src/simulation/manager.rs
+++ b/operator/src/simulation/manager.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub fn manager_job_spec(config: ManagerConfig) -> JobSpec {
         })
     }
     JobSpec {
-        backoff_limit: Some(4),
+        backoff_limit: Some(1),
         template: PodTemplateSpec {
             metadata: Some(ObjectMeta {
                 labels: Some(BTreeMap::from_iter(vec![(
diff --git a/operator/src/simulation/testdata/default_stubs/manager_job b/operator/src/simulation/testdata/default_stubs/manager_job
index 1658bc58..261d14b8 100644
--- a/operator/src/simulation/testdata/default_stubs/manager_job
+++ b/operator/src/simulation/testdata/default_stubs/manager_job
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Request {
         "ownerReferences": []
       },
       "spec": {
-        "backoffLimit": 4,
+        "backoffLimit": 1,
         "template": {
           "metadata": {
             "labels": {