diff --git a/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml b/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
index 12883a9..b99a903 100644
--- a/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
+++ b/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
       # 2h window: handles large incremental syncs after repo growth or OBS slowness; BackupJobTooSlow alert fires at 5m
-      activeDeadlineSeconds: 7200
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: 14400
       backoffLimit: 2
       ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 259200 #
       template:
diff --git a/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml b/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
index 4bc089d..7f6dd00 100644
--- a/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/otc/benchmark.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ defaultRules:
       create: true
       rules: {}
     kubernetesSystemControllerManager:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubeScheduler:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubernetesSystemScheduler:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubeStateMetrics:
       create: true
diff --git a/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml b/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
index d313b18..a8e236f 100644
--- a/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
+++ b/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
       # 2h window: handles large incremental syncs after repo growth or OBS slowness; BackupJobTooSlow alert fires at 5m
-      activeDeadlineSeconds: 7200
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: 14400
       backoffLimit: 2
       ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 259200 #
       template:
diff --git a/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml b/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
index 06930b0..c6d6b3a 100644
--- a/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ defaultRules:
       create: true
       rules: {}
     kubernetesSystemControllerManager:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubeScheduler:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubernetesSystemScheduler:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubeStateMetrics:
       create: true
diff --git a/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml b/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
index 7226bd2..dd51f5b 100644
--- a/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
+++ b/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
       # 2h window: handles large incremental syncs after repo growth or OBS slowness; BackupJobTooSlow alert fires at 5m
-      activeDeadlineSeconds: 7200
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: 14400
       backoffLimit: 2
       ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 259200 #
       template:
diff --git a/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml b/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
index 255e9e5..a7ba239 100644
--- a/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/otc/edp.buildth.ing/stacks/observability-client/vm-client-stack/values.yaml
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ defaultRules:
       create: true
       rules: {}
     kubernetesSystemControllerManager:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubeScheduler:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubernetesSystemScheduler:
-      create: true
+      create: false
       rules: {}
     kubeStateMetrics:
       create: true
diff --git a/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml b/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
index a1caaae..9f86064 100644
--- a/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
+++ b/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/manifests/forgejo-s3-backup-cronjob.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   jobTemplate:
     spec:
       # 2h window: handles large incremental syncs after repo growth or OBS slowness; BackupJobTooSlow alert fires at 5m
-      activeDeadlineSeconds: 7200
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: 14400
       backoffLimit: 2
       ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 259200 #
       template: