diff --git a/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs b/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
index d4f5163d6d..23278c67f0 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ pub async fn pull<R: rsmq_async::RsmqConnection + Send + Clone>(
 
         let now = min_started_at.now.unwrap();
         let min_started_p_inc = (min_started_at.min_started_at.unwrap_or(now) + inc)
-            .max(now + Duration::try_seconds(1).unwrap_or_default());
+            .max(now + Duration::try_seconds(3).unwrap_or_default());
 
         let mut estimated_next_schedule_timestamp = min_started_p_inc;
         loop {