diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/repo/repo.go b/internal/orchestrator/repo/repo.go
index 210cbd5b..314a93a5 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/repo/repo.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/repo/repo.go
@@ -114,21 +114,14 @@ func (r *RepoOrchestrator) Mount(ctx context.Context) (string, func(), error) {
 			return "", func() {}, r.mountErr
 		}
 
-		// Give mount 60 seconds to succeed, but if it succeeds allow it to run indefinitely in the background.
-		mountCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		cancelMounting := time.AfterFunc(60*time.Second, func() {
-			cancel()
-		})
-
-		if err := r.repo.Mount(mountCtx, r.mountDir); err != nil {
+		mountCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		if err := r.repo.Mount(mountCtx, r.mountDir, 60*time.Second); err != nil {
 			r.logger(ctx).Warn("failed to mount repo", zap.Error(err))
 			r.mountErr = fmt.Errorf("mount repo %v: %w", r.repoConfig.Id, err)
 			cancel()
-			cancelMounting.Stop()
 			os.Remove(r.mountDir)
 			return "", func() {}, r.mountErr
 		}
-		cancelMounting.Stop()
 		r.mountTimer = time.AfterFunc(1000*time.Hour, func() {
 			r.mountMu.Lock()
 			defer r.mountMu.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/restic/restic.go b/pkg/restic/restic.go
index 7029854d..45fbc6e1 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/restic.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/restic.go
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Stats(ctx context.Context, opts ...GenericOption) (*RepoStats, er
 	return &stats, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Repo) Mount(ctx context.Context, dir string, opts ...GenericOption) error {
+func (r *Repo) Mount(ctx context.Context, dir string, mountTimeout time.Duration, opts ...GenericOption) error {
 	// Check if already mounted
 	if info, err := os.Stat(dir); err == nil {
 		if info.IsDir() {
@@ -489,11 +489,17 @@ func (r *Repo) Mount(ctx context.Context, dir string, opts ...GenericOption) err
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
+	timeout := time.NewTimer(mountTimeout)
+	defer timeout.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			cmd.Process.Kill()
 			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-timeout.C:
+			cmd.Process.Kill()
+			return fmt.Errorf("mount timeout")
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err == nil {
 				if ents, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(dir, "ids")); err == nil && len(ents) > 0 {