diff --git a/internal/cmd/controller/gitops/reconciler/gitjob_controller.go b/internal/cmd/controller/gitops/reconciler/gitjob_controller.go
index 0376c88e3e..41d2457e84 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/controller/gitops/reconciler/gitjob_controller.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/controller/gitops/reconciler/gitjob_controller.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func addJitter(d time.Duration) time.Duration {
 		return d
 	}
 
-	return d + time.Duration(rand.Int64N(int64(d)/5)-int64(d)/10) // nolint:gosec // gosec G404 false positive, not used for crypto
+	return d + time.Duration(rand.Int64N(int64(d)/10)) // nolint:gosec // gosec G404 false positive, not used for crypto
 }
 
 // manageGitJob is responsible for creating, updating and deleting the GitJob and setting the GitRepo's status accordingly