diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml
index 2f6dad808..c56e092e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           terraform init --upgrade
-          timeout 4h terraform apply -auto-approve
+          timeout 1h terraform apply -auto-approve
 
       - name: Assert upgrade successful
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/cluster