diff --git a/deployment.yaml b/deployment.yaml
index 435f75a..d9641ff 100644
--- a/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ spec:
       - name: optar
         image: "DOCKER_IMAGE"
       restartPolicy: Never
+  backoffLimit: 3
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