diff --git a/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go b/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go
index 032e8f8..af5c113 100644
--- a/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func (r *DeploymentReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		// Handles creation or updating secrets for deployment if needed
 		if err = r.handleApplyingDeployment(deployment, deployment.Namespace, annotations, req); err != nil {
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "rate limit") {
-				reqLogger.V(logs.InfoLevel).Info("1Password rate limit hit. Requeuing after 1 minute.")
-				return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Minute}, nil
+				reqLogger.V(logs.InfoLevel).Info("1Password rate limit hit. Requeuing after 15 minutes.")
+				return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 15 * time.Minute}, nil
 			} else {
 				return ctrl.Result{}, err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go b/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go
index edc502a..111f94a 100644
--- a/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ func (r *OnePasswordItemReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Requ
 		err = r.handleOnePasswordItem(onepassworditem, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "rate limit") {
-				reqLogger.V(logs.InfoLevel).Info("1Password rate limit hit. Requeuing after 1 minute.")
-				return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Minute}, nil
+				reqLogger.V(logs.InfoLevel).Info("1Password rate limit hit. Requeuing after 15 minutes.")
+				return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 15 * time.Minute}, nil
 			}
 		}
 		if updateStatusErr := r.updateStatus(onepassworditem, err); updateStatusErr != nil {