diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-validation-backends.yml b/.github/workflows/container-validation-backends.yml
index 79bceb2c85..1ea055719e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-validation-backends.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-validation-backends.yml
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
         profile:
           - agg
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ jobs:
         export GRAPH_NAME=$(yq e '.metadata.name' $DEPLOYMENT_FILE)
         echo "Waiting for all pods with label nvidia.com/dynamo-graph-deployment-name: $GRAPH_NAME"
         # Wait for all pods with the deployment label to be ready
-        kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l "nvidia.com/dynamo-graph-deployment-name=$GRAPH_NAME" -n ${KUBE_NS} --timeout=1000s
+        kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l "nvidia.com/dynamo-graph-deployment-name=$GRAPH_NAME" -n ${KUBE_NS} --timeout=1300s
 
         # Debug: Show final pod statuses for the deployment
         echo "=== FINAL POD STATUSES ==="
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
         profile:
           - agg
@@ -587,6 +589,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
         profile:
           - agg