diff --git a/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config b/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config
index 3d0f195..718242c 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config
@@ -23,43 +23,43 @@ process {
   withLabel:'sc_tiny'{
     cpus = { check_max( 1, 'cpus' ) }
     memory = { check_max( 1.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-    time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+    time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
   }
 
   withLabel:'sc_small'{
     cpus = { check_max( 1, 'cpus' ) }
     memory = { check_max( 4.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-    time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+    time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
   }
 
   withLabel:'sc_medium'{
     cpus = { check_max( 1, 'cpus' ) }
     memory = { check_max( 8.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-    time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+    time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
   }
 
   withLabel:'mc_small'{
     cpus = { check_max( 2, 'cpus' ) }
     memory = { check_max( 4.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-    time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+    time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
   }
 
   withLabel:'mc_medium' {
     cpus = { check_max( 4, 'cpus' ) }
     memory = { check_max( 8.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-    time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+    time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
   }
 
   withLabel:'mc_large'{
      cpus = { check_max( 8, 'cpus' ) }
      memory = { check_max( 16.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-     time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+     time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
   }
 
   withLabel:'mc_huge'{
      cpus = { check_max( 32, 'cpus' ) }
      memory = { check_max( 256.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
-     time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+     time = { check_max( task.attempt == 3 ? 120.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : task.attempt == 1 ? 24.h : 1.h,  'time' ) }
    }
   
 }