diff --git a/kube/services/node-monitors/argo-monitors/argo-node-age.yaml b/kube/services/node-monitors/argo-monitors/argo-node-age.yaml
index b389c072c..7a60a32ce 100644
--- a/kube/services/node-monitors/argo-monitors/argo-node-age.yaml
+++ b/kube/services/node-monitors/argo-monitors/argo-node-age.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schedule: "*/5 * * * *"
+  successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 3
+  failedJobsHistoryLimit: 1
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
+      backoffLimit: 4
       template:
         metadata:
           labels:
diff --git a/kube/services/node-monitors/fenceshib-jenkins-test.yaml b/kube/services/node-monitors/fenceshib-jenkins-test.yaml
index e9e27af98..deaf26b3e 100644
--- a/kube/services/node-monitors/fenceshib-jenkins-test.yaml
+++ b/kube/services/node-monitors/fenceshib-jenkins-test.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schedule: "0 */4 * * *"
+  successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 3
+  failedJobsHistoryLimit: 1
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
+      backoffLimit: 4
       template:
         metadata:
           labels:
diff --git a/kube/services/node-monitors/node-not-ready.yaml b/kube/services/node-monitors/node-not-ready.yaml
index 15ed616e6..709dfc79e 100644
--- a/kube/services/node-monitors/node-not-ready.yaml
+++ b/kube/services/node-monitors/node-not-ready.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schedule: "*/30 * * * *"
+  successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 3
+  failedJobsHistoryLimit: 1
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
+      backoffLimit: 4
       template:
         metadata:
           labels: