diff --git a/chart/apl/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/apl/templates/deployment.yaml
index 27545924b3..fc07ababcf 100644
--- a/chart/apl/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/apl/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -73,9 +73,15 @@ spec:
             - name: GIT_REPO
               value: {{ .Values.operator.gitRepo | default "values" | quote }}
             - name: POLL_INTERVAL_MS
-              value: {{ .Values.operator.pollIntervalMs | default "30000" | quote }}
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.pollIntervalMs | quote }}
             - name: RECONCILE_INTERVAL_MS
-              value: {{ .Values.operator.reconcileIntervalMs | default "300000" | quote }}
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.reconcileIntervalMs | quote }}
+            - name: GIT_OP_TIMEOUT_MS
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.gitOpTimeoutMs | quote }}
+            - name: INSTALL_RETRIES
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.installRetries | quote }}
+            - name: INSTALL_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.installMaxTimeoutMs | quote }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: otomi-values
               mountPath: /home/app/stack/env
diff --git a/chart/apl/values.yaml b/chart/apl/values.yaml
index 9ec9beee63..24cbb4bf98 100644
--- a/chart/apl/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/apl/values.yaml
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ operator:
   # Git repository name (will be configured during installation)
   gitRepo: "values"
   # Polling interval for git changes (milliseconds)
-  pollIntervalMs: 1000
+  pollIntervalMs: 30000
   # Reconcile interval for applying changes (milliseconds)
   reconcileIntervalMs: 300000
+  gitOpTimeoutMs: 10000
+  installRetries: 1000
+  installMaxTimeoutMs: 10000
+
 
 installation:
   mode: standard
diff --git a/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2ddbf7bab2..7409a36c7b 100644
--- a/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/apl-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: CI
               value: "true"
+            - name: POLL_INTERVAL_MS
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.pollIntervalMs | quote }}
+            - name: RECONCILE_INTERVAL_MS
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.reconcileIntervalMs | quote }}
+            - name: GIT_OP_TIMEOUT_MS
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.gitOpTimeoutMs | quote }}
+            - name: INSTALL_RETRIES
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.installRetries | quote }}
+            - name: INSTALL_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.installMaxTimeoutMs | quote }}
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: apl-sops-secrets
diff --git a/charts/apl-operator/values.yaml b/charts/apl-operator/values.yaml
index bd0661b900..b7b5dc9b10 100644
--- a/charts/apl-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/apl-operator/values.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ resources: {}
   #   memory: 128Mi
 
 
+## APL Operator configuration
+operator:
+  # Git organization/user name (will be configured during installation)
+  gitOrg: "otomi"
+  # Git repository name (will be configured during installation)
+  gitRepo: "values"
+  pollIntervalMs: 15000
+  reconcileIntervalMs: 300000
+  gitOpTimeoutMs: 10000
+  installRetries: 1000
+  installMaxTimeoutMs: 10000
 
 nodeSelector: {}
 
@@ -60,6 +71,8 @@ commandArgs: []
 
 env: {}
 
+
+
 kms: {}
 # example:
 #  sops:
diff --git a/src/operator/git-repository.test.ts b/src/operator/git-repository.test.ts
index a0992d52b6..62eac2bb6e 100644
--- a/src/operator/git-repository.test.ts
+++ b/src/operator/git-repository.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('GitRepository', () => {
       branch: 'main',
       username: 'testuser',
       email: 'test@example.com',
+      gitOpTimeoutMs: 10000,
     }
 
     const simpleGit = require('simple-git')
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ describe('GitRepository', () => {
         branch: 'feature-branch',
         username: 'testuser',
         email: 'test@example.com',
+        gitOpTimeoutMs: 10000,
       })
 
       mockGit.fetch.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
diff --git a/src/operator/git-repository.ts b/src/operator/git-repository.ts
index da8b8070da..cc27a659d7 100644
--- a/src/operator/git-repository.ts
+++ b/src/operator/git-repository.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface GitRepositoryConfig {
   branch: string
   username?: string
   email: string
+  gitOpTimeoutMs: number
 }
 
 export class GitRepository {
@@ -35,7 +36,10 @@ export class GitRepository {
     this.branch = config.branch
     this.username = config.username ?? 'otomi-admin'
     this.email = config.email
-    this.git = simpleGit(this.repoPath)
+    this.git = simpleGit({
+      baseDir: this.repoPath,
+      timeout: { block: config.gitOpTimeoutMs },
+    })
     this._config = {
       repoUrl: config.repoUrl,
       authenticatedUrl: config.authenticatedUrl,
diff --git a/src/operator/main.ts b/src/operator/main.ts
index c9cb0e0082..f746a4d243 100644
--- a/src/operator/main.ts
+++ b/src/operator/main.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import process from 'node:process'
 import path from 'path'
+import { retryInstallStep } from '../cmd/install'
 import { terminal } from '../common/debug'
 import { env } from '../common/envalid'
 import { getStoredGitRepoConfig } from '../common/git-config'
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import { GitRepository } from './git-repository'
 import { Installer } from './installer'
 import { getErrorMessage } from './utils'
 import { operatorEnv } from './validators'
-import { retryInstallStep } from '../cmd/install'
 
 dotenv.config()
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ async function loadConfig(aplOps: AplOperations): Promise<AplOperatorConfig> {
   const gitRepository = new GitRepository({
     ...gitConfig,
     repoPath: env.ENV_DIR,
+    gitOpTimeoutMs: operatorEnv.GIT_OP_TIMEOUT_MS,
   })
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/operator/validators.ts b/src/operator/validators.ts
index 09ac7dd5c4..482b262cc1 100644
--- a/src/operator/validators.ts
+++ b/src/operator/validators.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ export const operatorEnv = cleanEnv(process.env, {
     desc: 'Path to the gitops manifests global',
     default: 'env/manifests/global',
   }),
-  POLL_INTERVAL_MS: num({ desc: 'Interval in which the operator polls Git', default: 1000 }),
+  POLL_INTERVAL_MS: num({ desc: 'Interval in which the operator polls Git', default: 15000 }),
   RECONCILE_INTERVAL_MS: num({ desc: 'Interval in which the operator reconciles the cluster in', default: 300_000 }),
+  GIT_OP_TIMEOUT_MS: num({ desc: 'Timeout in milliseconds for a single git operation', default: 10000 }),
   INSTALL_RETRIES: num({ desc: 'Number of installation retry attempts', default: 1000 }),
   INSTALL_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS: num({ desc: 'Maximum timeout for installation retries in milliseconds', default: 10000 }),
 })