diff --git a/controllers/gitrepo_controller.go b/controllers/gitrepo_controller.go
index c08651cf..0fb4c2db 100644
--- a/controllers/gitrepo_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/gitrepo_controller.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ type GitRepoReconciler struct {
 	Scheme *runtime.Scheme
 
 	DefaultCreationPolicy synv1alpha1.CreationPolicy
+
+	// MaxReconcileInterval is the maximum time between two reconciliations.
+	MaxReconcileInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=syn.tools,resources=gitrepos,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -70,7 +74,15 @@ func (r *GitRepoReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request ctrl.Request)
 
 	res := pipeline.RunPipeline(instance, data, steps)
 
-	return reconcile.Result{Requeue: res.Requeue}, res.Err
+	// Immediately requeue if the result says so
+	if res.Requeue {
+		return reconcile.Result{Requeue: true}, res.Err
+	}
+
+	// Requeue after the maximum interval
+	return reconcile.Result{
+		RequeueAfter: r.MaxReconcileInterval,
+	}, res.Err
 }
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 700ebb29..06bc0696 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
 	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
@@ -59,8 +60,10 @@ func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
 	var probeAddr string
+	var gitRepoMaxReconcileInterval time.Duration
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
+	flag.DurationVar(&gitRepoMaxReconcileInterval, "git-repo-max-reconcile-interval", 3*time.Hour, "The maximum time between reconciliations of GitRepos.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
@@ -140,6 +143,8 @@ func main() {
 		Client:                mgr.GetClient(),
 		Scheme:                mgr.GetScheme(),
 		DefaultCreationPolicy: creationPolicy,
+
+		MaxReconcileInterval: gitRepoMaxReconcileInterval,
 	}).SetupWithManager(ctx, mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "GitRepo")
 		os.Exit(1)