diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index b887575a..ef653bb0 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 * Improved Kubernetes definition validation
 * Allow RKE2 deployments with Calico, Cilium and Multus on aarch64 platforms
+* Helm chart installation backOffLimit changed from 1000(default) to 20
 
 ## API
 
diff --git a/pkg/combustion/kubernetes_test.go b/pkg/combustion/kubernetes_test.go
index 71d1c922..09ace3aa 100644
--- a/pkg/combustion/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/combustion/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ spec:
     chartContent: some-content
     targetNamespace: web
     createNamespace: true
+    backOffLimit: 20
 `
 	b, err = os.ReadFile(chartPath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/helm_crd.go b/pkg/registry/helm_crd.go
index 2ac8b146..2f974953 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/helm_crd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/helm_crd.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const (
 	helmChartAPIVersion = "helm.cattle.io/v1"
 	helmChartKind       = "HelmChart"
 	helmChartSource     = "edge-image-builder"
+	helmBackoffLimit    = 20
 )
 
 type HelmCRD struct {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type HelmCRD struct {
 		ChartContent    string `yaml:"chartContent"`
 		TargetNamespace string `yaml:"targetNamespace,omitempty"`
 		CreateNamespace bool   `yaml:"createNamespace,omitempty"`
+		BackOffLimit    int    `yaml:"backOffLimit"`
 	} `yaml:"spec"`
 }
 
@@ -53,12 +55,14 @@ func NewHelmCRD(chart *image.HelmChart, chartContent, valuesContent, repositoryU
 			ChartContent    string `yaml:"chartContent"`
 			TargetNamespace string `yaml:"targetNamespace,omitempty"`
 			CreateNamespace bool   `yaml:"createNamespace,omitempty"`
+			BackOffLimit    int    `yaml:"backOffLimit"`
 		}{
 			Version:         chart.Version,
 			ValuesContent:   valuesContent,
 			ChartContent:    chartContent,
 			TargetNamespace: chart.TargetNamespace,
 			CreateNamespace: chart.CreateNamespace,
+			BackOffLimit:    helmBackoffLimit,
 		},
 	}
 }