diff --git a/eng/pipelines/live-test-cleanup.yml b/eng/pipelines/live-test-cleanup.yml
index 79f295cd87f..7a77a24d572 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/live-test-cleanup.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/live-test-cleanup.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ stages:
 
   jobs:
   - job: Run
+    timeoutInMinutes: 120  # sometimes RP throttling slows down the cleanup script
     pool:
       name: azsdk-pool-mms-ubuntu-2204-general