diff --git a/conf/init/service/batch/manifestbackfillworker/log/run b/conf/init/service/batch/manifestbackfillworker/log/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..de0b8e251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/init/service/batch/manifestbackfillworker/log/run
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Start the logger
+exec logger -i -t manifestbackfillworker
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf/init/service/batch/manifestbackfillworker/run b/conf/init/service/batch/manifestbackfillworker/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4dc77e7f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/init/service/batch/manifestbackfillworker/run
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+echo 'Starting manifest backfill worker'
+
+QUAYPATH=${QUAYPATH:-"."}
+cd ${QUAYDIR:-"/"}
+PYTHONPATH=$QUAYPATH venv/bin/python -m workers.manifestbackfillworker 2>&1
+
+echo 'Repository manifest backfill exited'
diff --git a/workers/manifestbackfillworker.py b/workers/manifestbackfillworker.py
index 5183ae0f5..2fe3db8a6 100644
--- a/workers/manifestbackfillworker.py
+++ b/workers/manifestbackfillworker.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from util.migrate.allocator import yield_random_entries
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+WORKER_TIMEOUT = 600
+
 class BrokenManifest(ManifestInterface):
   """ Implementation of the ManifestInterface for "broken" manifests. This allows us to add the
       new manifest row while not adding any additional rows for it.
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class BrokenManifest(ManifestInterface):
 class ManifestBackfillWorker(Worker):
   def __init__(self):
     super(ManifestBackfillWorker, self).__init__()
-    self.add_operation(self._backfill_manifests, 1)
+    self.add_operation(self._backfill_manifests, WORKER_TIMEOUT)
 
   def _candidates_to_backfill(self):
     def missing_tmt_query():