diff --git a/operator/controllers/execution/scans/job.go b/operator/controllers/execution/scans/job.go
index 6811ebfd4d..ae9457cb34 100644
--- a/operator/controllers/execution/scans/job.go
+++ b/operator/controllers/execution/scans/job.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func checkIfAllJobsCompleted(jobs *batch.JobList) jobCompletionType {
 	hasCompleted := true
 
 	for _, job := range jobs.Items {
-		if job.Status.Failed > 0 {
+		if job.Status.Failed >= *job.Spec.BackoffLimit {
 			return failed
 		} else if job.Status.Succeeded == 0 {
 			hasCompleted = false
diff --git a/scanners.mk b/scanners.mk
index f2efef0932..ee72a220f5 100644
--- a/scanners.mk
+++ b/scanners.mk
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ deploy-without-scanner:
 		--set="parser.image.repository=docker.io/$(IMG_NS)/$(parser-prefix)-$(name)" \
 		--set="parser.image.tag=$(IMG_TAG)" \
 		--set="parser.env[0].name=CRASH_ON_FAILED_VALIDATION" \
-		--set-string="parser.env[0].value=true"
+		--set-string="parser.env[0].value=true" \
+		--set="scanner.backoffLimit=1"
 
 .PHONY: deploy-with-scanner
 deploy-with-scanner:
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ deploy-with-scanner:
 		--set="parser.env[0].name=CRASH_ON_FAILED_VALIDATION" \
 		--set-string="parser.env[0].value=true" \
 		--set="scanner.image.repository=docker.io/$(IMG_NS)/$(scanner-prefix)-$(name)" \
-		--set="scanner.image.tag=$(IMG_TAG)"
+		--set="scanner.image.tag=$(IMG_TAG)" \
+		--set="scanner.backoffLimit=1"
 
 .PHONY: integration-tests
 integration-tests: