diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-eks.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-eks.yml
index c1393c17da..fcb27626ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-eks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-eks.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_NIGHTLY_ROLE }}
           role-session-name: ${{ github.job || github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
           aws-region: us-east-1
-          role-duration-seconds: 4000
+          role-duration-seconds: 3600
 
       - name: Build the eks package
         run: ./build/zarf package create packages/distros/eks -o build --confirm