diff --git a/pkg/util/backoff/general.go b/pkg/util/backoff/general.go
index e91da06b3..19ae49ace 100644
--- a/pkg/util/backoff/general.go
+++ b/pkg/util/backoff/general.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package backoff
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 )
@@ -9,7 +10,10 @@ import (
 var MaxRetries uint64 = 101
 
 // RetryGeneral retries operation with max retry times 101 and with the exponential backoff
-func RetryGeneral(ctx context.Context, op backoff.Operation) (err error) {
+func RetryGeneral(parent context.Context, op backoff.Operation) (err error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent, 15*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	err = backoff.Retry(op, backoff.WithContext(
 		backoff.WithMaxRetries(
 			backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(),