diff --git a/app/models/remote_mirror.rb b/app/models/remote_mirror.rb
index af705b29f7a..6b5605f9999 100644
--- a/app/models/remote_mirror.rb
+++ b/app/models/remote_mirror.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RemoteMirror < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :enabled, -> { where(enabled: true) }
   scope :started, -> { with_update_status(:started) }
-  scope :stuck,   -> { started.where('last_update_at < ? OR (last_update_at IS NULL AND updated_at < ?)', 1.day.ago, 1.day.ago) }
+  scope :stuck,   -> { started.where('last_update_at < ? OR (last_update_at IS NULL AND updated_at < ?)', 1.hour.ago, 3.hours.ago) }
 
   state_machine :update_status, initial: :none do
     event :update_start do
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class RemoteMirror < ApplicationRecord
 
     result = URI.parse(url)
     result.password = '*****' if result.password
-    result.user = '*****' if result.user && result.user != "git" # tokens or other data may be saved as user
+    result.user = '*****' if result.user && result.user != 'git' # tokens or other data may be saved as user
     result.to_s
   end
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/bvl-mark-remote-mirrors-as-failed-sooner.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/bvl-mark-remote-mirrors-as-failed-sooner.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1db0a4952b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/bvl-mark-remote-mirrors-as-failed-sooner.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Mark push mirrors as failed after 1 hour
+merge_request: 30999
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/spec/models/remote_mirror_spec.rb b/spec/models/remote_mirror_spec.rb
index e14b19db915..687b0935c55 100644
--- a/spec/models/remote_mirror_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/remote_mirror_spec.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe RemoteMirror, :mailer do
 
         remote_mirror = create(:remote_mirror)
 
-        expect(remote_mirror.remote_name).to eq("remote_mirror_secret")
+        expect(remote_mirror.remote_name).to eq('remote_mirror_secret')
       end
     end
 
@@ -201,11 +201,20 @@ describe RemoteMirror, :mailer do
   end
 
   context 'stuck mirrors' do
-    it 'includes mirrors stuck in started with no last_update_at set' do
+    it 'includes mirrors that were started over an hour ago' do
+      mirror = create_mirror(url: 'http://cantbeblank',
+                             update_status: 'started',
+                             last_update_at: 3.hours.ago,
+                             updated_at: 2.hours.ago)
+
+      expect(described_class.stuck.last).to eq(mirror)
+    end
+
+    it 'includes mirrors started over 3 hours ago for their first sync' do
       mirror = create_mirror(url: 'http://cantbeblank',
                              update_status: 'started',
                              last_update_at: nil,
-                             updated_at: 25.hours.ago)
+                             updated_at: 4.hours.ago)
 
       expect(described_class.stuck.last).to eq(mirror)
     end