diff --git a/cookbooks/trees/slackpath-5-full-lifecycle.yaml b/cookbooks/trees/slackpath-5-full-lifecycle.yaml
index 55e276e..26bbb43 100644
--- a/cookbooks/trees/slackpath-5-full-lifecycle.yaml
+++ b/cookbooks/trees/slackpath-5-full-lifecycle.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on: [add-service]
     action: wait_pipeline
     project_id: "{{ .outputs.create-project.project_id }}"
+    max_attempts: 720
     on_error: continue
 
   # ============================================================
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on: [wait-implement]
     action: wait_pipeline
     project_id: "{{ .outputs.create-project.project_id }}"
+    max_attempts: 720
 
   transition-to-implementation:
     description: "Transition to implementation phase (marks code complete)"
@@ -448,6 +450,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on: [transition-to-merge]
     action: wait_pipeline
     project_id: "{{ .outputs.create-project.project_id }}"
+    max_attempts: 720
 
   archive-feature:
     description: "Archive the completed feature"