diff --git a/snappy_pipeline/workflows/ngs_mapping/__init__.py b/snappy_pipeline/workflows/ngs_mapping/__init__.py
index 6e40acacb..0854f0f4b 100644
--- a/snappy_pipeline/workflows/ngs_mapping/__init__.py
+++ b/snappy_pipeline/workflows/ngs_mapping/__init__.py
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ def get_resource_usage(self, action):
         self._check_action(action)
         return ResourceUsage(
             threads=1,
-            time="04:00:00",
+            time="24:00:00",
             memory="2G",
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/snappy_pipeline/workflows/test_workflows_ngs_mapping.py b/tests/snappy_pipeline/workflows/test_workflows_ngs_mapping.py
index 056b56705..365b5bce4 100644
--- a/tests/snappy_pipeline/workflows/test_workflows_ngs_mapping.py
+++ b/tests/snappy_pipeline/workflows/test_workflows_ngs_mapping.py
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def test_generate_doc_files_step_part_run_get_log_file(ngs_mapping_workflow):
 
 def test_generate_doc_files_step_part_get_resource(ngs_mapping_workflow):
     """Tests BamCollectDocStepPart.get_resource()"""
-    expected_dict = {"threads": 1, "time": "04:00:00", "memory": "2G", "partition": "medium"}
+    expected_dict = {"threads": 1, "time": "24:00:00", "memory": "2G", "partition": "medium"}
     for resource, expected in expected_dict.items():
         actual = ngs_mapping_workflow.get_resource("bam_collect_doc", "run", resource)
         assert actual == expected