diff --git a/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/external_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/poe_api_retrieval/poe_api.py b/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/external_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/poe_api_retrieval/poe_api.py
index 6ddf08273..8e72a3c4a 100644
--- a/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/external_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/poe_api_retrieval/poe_api.py
+++ b/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/external_data_retrieval/data_retrieval/poe_api_retrieval/poe_api.py
@@ -460,6 +460,6 @@ def dump_stream(self, track_progress: bool = True) -> Iterator[pd.DataFrame]:
                 print("Finished transformation phase.")
                 current_time = time.perf_counter()
                 time_since_launch = current_time - self.time_of_launch
-                if time_since_launch > 1:
+                if time_since_launch > 3600:
                     print("Program has run for more than an hour, shutting down.")
                     os._exit(0)