diff --git a/build/stf-run-ci/tasks/preflight_checks.yml b/build/stf-run-ci/tasks/preflight_checks.yml
index c7fa7f220..975b0b41c 100644
--- a/build/stf-run-ci/tasks/preflight_checks.yml
+++ b/build/stf-run-ci/tasks/preflight_checks.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
-# Try for 10 minutes to get an output
-- name: "Wait for up to 10 minutes for Service Telemetry Operator to be Succeeded"
+# Try for 30 minutes to get an output
+- name: "Wait for up to 30 minutes for Service Telemetry Operator to be Succeeded"
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: |
       oc get csv -n "{{ namespace }}" | grep service-telemetry-operator | grep Succeeded
   register: output
-  retries: 60
+  retries: 180
   delay: 10
   until: output.stdout | length != 0
   ignore_errors: true