diff --git a/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs b/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs
index ba630293be..9fa774030b 100644
--- a/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs
+++ b/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const backupQueue = new Queue('backup', {
   settings: {
     lockDuration: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
     lockRenewTime: 60 * 1000, // 1 minute
-    maxStalledCount: 0, // mark stalled jobs as failed
+    maxStalledCount: 1, // allow stalled jobs to retried
   },
 })