diff --git a/config/cde-xml/validateBlock.xml b/config/cde-xml/validateBlock.xml
index 97e46c0..93dde48 100644
--- a/config/cde-xml/validateBlock.xml
+++ b/config/cde-xml/validateBlock.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <ValidationRule idColumn="id" validationColumns="is_valid">
         <RequestURL>
             <![CDATA[
-                SELECT id, true as is_valid from recruits, pg_sleep(60) where id in ${endpointArguments}
+                SELECT id, true as is_valid from recruits, pg_sleep(280) where id in ${endpointArguments}
             ]]>
         </RequestURL>
         <SqlConnectionParams>