diff --git a/pkg/jobs/collector.go b/pkg/jobs/collector.go
index 51aa0ea..513146c 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/collector.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (jb *jobCollector) ApplyAndCollect(ctx context.Context, nodeName string) (s
 		WithAnnotation(jb.annotation),
 		WithJobServiceAccount(serviceAccount),
 		WithLabels(jb.labels),
-		WithJobTimeout(jb.timeout),
+		WithJobTimeout(jb.collectorTimeout),
 		withSecurityContext(jb.securityContext),
 		withPodSecurityContext(jb.podSecurityContext),
 		WithNodeCollectorImageRef(jb.imageRef),
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (jb *jobCollector) Apply(ctx context.Context, nodeName string) (*batchv1.Jo
 		WithTolerations(jb.tolerations),
 		WithJobServiceAccount(jb.serviceAccount),
 		WithNodeSelector(nodeName),
-		WithJobTimeout(jb.timeout),
+		WithJobTimeout(jb.collectorTimeout),
 		WithNodeCollectorImageRef(jb.imageRef),
 		WithAnnotation(jb.annotation),
 		WithTemplate(jb.templateName),