diff --git a/posthog/management/commands/backfill_raw_sessions_table.py b/posthog/management/commands/backfill_raw_sessions_table.py
index 0a35746e99685..c28bd5153817a 100644
--- a/posthog/management/commands/backfill_raw_sessions_table.py
+++ b/posthog/management/commands/backfill_raw_sessions_table.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 TARGET_TABLE = "raw_sessions"
 
 SETTINGS = {
-    "max_execution_time": 3600  # 1 hour
+    "max_execution_time": 7200  # 2 hours
 }