diff --git a/lib/column_dropper.rb b/lib/column_dropper.rb
index 960f587790f..31479077c7b 100644
--- a/lib/column_dropper.rb
+++ b/lib/column_dropper.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class ColumnDropper
     end
 
     # in production we need some extra delay to allow for slow migrations
-    delay ||= Rails.env.production? ? 360 : 0
+    delay ||= Rails.env.production? ? 3600 : 0
 
     sql = <<~SQL
     SELECT 1