diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a121f0de..d6a45890 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed issue with external source code links being broken for paths with spaces. [#364](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/364)
+- Makes base retry indexing configuration configurable and move from a default of `5s` to `60s`. [#377](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/377)
 
 ## [4.5.0] - 2025-06-21
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/environment-variables.mdx b/docs/docs/configuration/environment-variables.mdx
index a55d735d..86df22b4 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/environment-variables.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/environment-variables.mdx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ The following environment variables allow you to configure your Sourcebot deploy
 | `REDIS_URL` | `redis://localhost:6379` | <p>Connection string of your Redis instance. By default, a Redis database is automatically provisioned at startup within the container.</p> |
 | `REDIS_REMOVE_ON_COMPLETE` | `0` | <p>Controls how many completed jobs are allowed to remain in Redis queues</p> |
 | `REDIS_REMOVE_ON_FAIL` | `100` | <p>Controls how many failed jobs are allowed to remain in Redis queues</p> |
+| `REPO_SYNC_RETRY_BASE_SLEEP_SECONDS` | `60` | <p>The base sleep duration (in seconds) for exponential backoff when retrying repository sync operations that fail</p> |
 | `SHARD_MAX_MATCH_COUNT` | `10000` | <p>The maximum shard count per query</p> |
 | `SMTP_CONNECTION_URL` | `-` | <p>The url to the SMTP service used for sending transactional emails. See [this doc](/docs/configuration/transactional-emails) for more info.</p> |
 | `SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY` | Automatically generated at startup if no value is provided. Generated using `openssl rand -base64 24` | <p>Used to encrypt connection secrets and generate API keys.</p> |
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/env.ts b/packages/backend/src/env.ts
index d8beba19..6a97db21 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/env.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
         CONFIG_PATH: z.string().optional(),
 
         CONNECTION_MANAGER_UPSERT_TIMEOUT_MS: numberSchema.default(300000),
+        REPO_SYNC_RETRY_BASE_SLEEP_SECONDS: numberSchema.default(60),
     },
     runtimeEnv: process.env,
     emptyStringAsUndefined: true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts
index 50dc0478..7aebba13 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/repoManager.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class RepoManager implements IRepoManager {
                     throw error;
                 }
 
-                const sleepDuration = 5000 * Math.pow(2, attempts - 1);
+                const sleepDuration = (env.REPO_SYNC_RETRY_BASE_SLEEP_SECONDS * 1000) * Math.pow(2, attempts - 1);
                 logger.error(`Failed to sync repository ${repo.name} (id: ${repo.id}), attempt ${attempts}/${maxAttempts}. Sleeping for ${sleepDuration / 1000}s... Error: ${error}`);
                 await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, sleepDuration));
             }