diff --git a/da/tools/initexit.py b/da/tools/initexit.py
index b6a0b3441f039788cf7f6da9b5ed8cd3777848a5..2a31d6acc66e98034061260335c5534f0c04ae8f 100755
--- a/da/tools/initexit.py
+++ b/da/tools/initexit.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class CycleControl(dict):
 
         if self['time.start'] < self['time.finish']:
 
-            jobparams               = {'jobname':'das','jobaccount':'co2','jobnodes':'nserial 1','jobtime':'00:30:00','jobshell':'/bin/sh'}
+            jobparams               = {'jobname':'das','jobaccount':'co2','jobnodes':'nserial 1','jobtime':'06:00:00','jobshell':'/bin/sh'}
             template                = DaPlatForm.GetJobTemplate(jobparams)
             template                += 'cd %s\n'%os.getcwd()
             template                += './das.py rc=%s'% self['da.restart.fname']